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| 1 | used for referring to a group of people or things that have already been mentioned or that are already known about 他们，她们，它们（用于指前面已提到或已知的一群人或事物） |
| I phoned her parents because I knew they were worried. 我打电话给她父母，因为我知道他们很担心。 |
| It’ s hard to choose. They’ re all very nice. 真难挑，它们都很漂亮。 |
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| 2 | used instead of ‘he or she’ , especially when you are referring back to a word such as ‘everyone’ , ‘someone’ , or ‘ anyone’ 他，她，人人（代替he or she使用，特别是当回指everyone, someone或anyone 这类词时） |
| We should give everyone a chance to say what they think. 我们应该给大家一个说出自己想法的机会。 |
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| 3 | used for referring to people in general （总称）人们，大家 |
| they say/call/think etc They used to call her ‘the Iron Lady’ . 人们过去称她为“铁娘子”。 |
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| 4 | used for referring to a government , an organization , or a group of people in authority 政府；当局；组织机构；当权者 |
| They’ re going to ban foxhunting, I hear. 我听说政府要禁止猎狐。 |
| Usage note: they | | | | In spoken English, they, them, their, and themselves are used by many people for referring to a person without mentioning whether the person is male or female, especially when referring back to a pronoun such as ‘everyone’ or ‘someone’ 在英语口语中，尤其是在回指everyone或someone这类代词时，很多人使用they, them, their及themselves来指代某个人而无需指明其性别:What happens if someone changes their mind?如果有人改变了主意，那会怎样？In more formal English, ‘he or she’ , ‘him or her’ , or ‘himself or herself’ are used instead.在更为正式的英语中，使用的替代词则是he or she, him or her，或himself or herself。 | | | |
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