空中英語教室 your & for ages

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Shopping for Bargains

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How to know a deal when you see one

如何知道一項交易真的很划算？

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Info Cloud - your v.s you're 

這兩個字唸起來音都一樣, 甚至連母語是英語的人士有時候都會搞不清楚什麼時候該使用
哪個字, 而 your 是所有格, you're 是 you are 的縮寫, 在雜誌中有這句話

How can you be sure you're getting a good deal?

當你不知道一句話裡, 唸到 your 時, 不知道是 your 或是 you're的時候, 就把字拆開來唸,變成

How can you e sure you are getting a good deal?

如果感覺怪怪的, 那就可能是錯的啦, 但在這例句, you are是正確的.

Grammar gym - for ages

Some tricks have been used by shopkeepers for ages.

意思是 for a very long time

example:

A bus usually comes every half an hour, but today, we all waited for ages.

Samuel can fix all kinds of car problems because he's been doing this for ages.