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PRON-PLURAL
他們;她們;它們
You use they to refer to a group of people, animals, or things.
例句
The two men were far more alike than they would ever admit...
那兩個人也許不承認,可他們非常相像。
People matter because of what they are, not what they have...
人之所以重要,不在于他們擁有什么,而在于他們是什么樣的人。
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PRON-PLURAL
(用以代替he or she,而不指明是男是女;有人認為這種用法不對)
You use they instead of 'he or she' 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
The teacher is not responsible for the student's success or failure. They are only there to help the student learn...
教師對學生的成敗并不負有責任,其職責只是幫助學生學習。
I never saw anyone go in to buy. Whether they ever did I don't know.
我從未見過有人進去買東西。到底有沒有人進去過,我不知道。
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PRON-PLURAL
(用于 they say,they call it 等表達中表示泛指)他們
You use they in expressions such as 'they say' or 'they call it' to refer to people in general when you are making general statements about what people say, think, or do.
例句
They say there's plenty of opportunities out there, you just have to look carefully and you'll find them...
他們說,那里機會多的是,你只要仔細找就能發現。
In Australia I believe that they call it animal magnetism.
我相信,在澳大利亞,他們稱之為動物磁性。