指示词

Demonstratives show where an object, event, or person is in relation to the speaker. They can refer to a physical or a psychological closeness or distance. When talking about events, the near demonstratives are often used to refer to the present while the far demonstratives often refer to the past.

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指示词表达某物与说话者之间的关系，可以表达实际上或心理上的远或近。当谈到某些事物时，近指地点指示词（如 here）常用来指目前的事物，而远指地点指示词（如 there）常用来指过去的事物。

	距离说话者近	距离说话者远
副词	Here	There
与单数名词和不可数名词连用的指示词	This	That
与复数可数名词连用的指示词	These	Those

指示词的用法

举例

距离说话者近	距离说话者远
Is this John's house?	Is that John's house over there?
This is a nice surprise!	That must have been a nice surprise for you.
These apples are mine.	Those apples are yours.
What are you up to these days?	Those days are long gone.
This time I won't be late.	We really surprised you that time.
This sugar is for my crepes.	You can use that sugar for your cake.