There are many concepts that are needed to be understood in the English language. This week I want to talk about one concept that is very deeply imbedded in the way we speak English.
英语中有许多需要被理解的重要概念，这次我想谈谈成为我们肌肉记忆的一个概念或者说一个用法。那就是
A contractionis a word made by shortening and combiningtwo words. Words like can't (can not), don't (do not), and I've (I have) are all contractions.
那就是缩写词，缩写词是指可以通过缩短和合并两个词组成另外一个词。比如can’t就是can 和not的缩写词，同样don’t 是do not, I’ve 是I have。
People use contractions in both speaking and writing. They're so common that movies and books often try to make characters seem old-fashioned or strange by having them never use contractions. This is a little silly because English speakers have been using contractions for centuries—although not always the same ones we use today.
For instance, the contraction couldn't mean could not. As you can see, the o in not isn't in the word couldn't. The apostrophe goes in its place, right between the n and t.
例如，缩写词 couldn’t可以拆分为could not。正如你所看到的，“o”在“不能”这个词中不见了。撇号在n和t之间替代了它的位置。
In some parts of the United States, you can address a group of people by using a special contraction for you all. It's written below—without the apostrophe. Click the spot where the apostrophe should be.
在美国的某些地方，你可以用特殊的缩写词 you all 来称呼一群人。上面是没有加撇号的哦，下面缩写的时候可以在适当的位置打上撇号。
Example Sentences:
1) When are ya’ll coming to the party?
2)You’ll get an A if you work harder.
3) I couldn’t make dinner tonight because I was so busy.
Those are some examples of contractions and I hope that was helpful and will be useful. That’s all for this week. Talk to ya’ll next time!
这些是缩写词的例子，希望这能帮助你们在英语学习方面取得小进步。
有没有一个方法能够让大家轻松破解英语句式问题呢？有的，比如能动英语的“句式魔方”课程。
“句式魔方”帮助孩子突破英语学习中的第二难关——单词词义、短语积累与生成、句子生成转换能力。
通过学习“句式魔方”，孩子最终能形成语感，内化成语言本能，熟练生成各种句子。
没有学习“句式魔方”的孩子，要么只能机械的用各种单词按照汉语习惯，生成各种中式英语句子，要么就是不得不花费大量的精力背诵各种语法规则，亦步亦趋的按照这些规则生成句子，很可能被各种语法细碎知识点搞得头昏脑涨而丧失学习兴趣。而学习了“句式魔方”的孩子，通过“句式魔方”的短语矩阵训练，不但能熟练的生成各种短语，并在训练的过程中，增加了语感，还能再具体的语境中自然习得单词含义，同时“句式魔方”通过其核心句的生成以及其它五种基本句式推导转换的练习，让孩子熟练掌握各种句式和常用时态的变化，最终获得句子生成能力。
学完“句式魔方”，一方面有了具体语境后，孩子就知道了单词意义，再结合已习得的“表音密码”基础，孩子就可将单词的“音”、“形”、“意”对应起来，彻底解决单词问题；另一方面，孩子可掌握短语与句子的生成机制，以及应对各种时态与句式的转换问题，来轻松自主的生成各种句子，掌握应用！
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