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PRON-PLURAL
他們;她們;它們
You use them to refer to a group of people, animals, or things.
例句
The Beatles — I never get tired of listening to them...
甲殼蟲樂隊——我是百聽不厭。
Kids these days have no one to tell them what's right and wrong...
如今的孩子沒人告訴他們什么是對什么是錯。
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PRON-PLURAL
(代替 him or her,而不指明是男是女;有人認為這種用法不對)
You use them instead of 'him or her' to refer to a person without saying whether that person is a man or a woman. Some people think this use is incorrect.
例句
It takes great courage to face your child and tell them the truth.
面對自己的孩子,告訴他們真相是需要很大勇氣的。
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DET
那些(不規范口語中代替those)
In non-standard spoken English, them is sometimes used instead of 'those'.
例句
'Our Billy doesn't eat them ones,' Helen said.
“咱家比利不吃那些東西,”海倫說。