欢迎来到今日的简单英语表达
Welcome to Today’s Easy English Expression
大家好 欢迎回到简单英语表达
Hello, everybody, welcome back to e cubed.
今天我们学一个有用的句式: Is A considered B
Today, we have a useful pattern: Is A considered B.
A被以为是B吗
Is A thought to be B.
这是A B的法律定义
It’s the legal definition of A, B.
让我举个例子吧
So let me give an example.
番茄
Is a tomato.
番茄
Is a tomato
被认为是水果吗
considered a fruit.
番茄被认为是水果吗
Is a tomato considered a fruit?
嗯
Um.
现在 法律上 我不知道番茄的定义是什么
Now, legally, I don’t know what the definition is,
但科学上番茄被认为是水果
but scientifically a tomato is considered a fruit.
但我想在一些国家 因为其味道 他们说番茄是蔬菜
But I think in some countries, because of tastes, they say tomato is a vegetable.
我不知道
I don’t know.
番茄被认为是水果吗
Is a tomato considered a fruit?
嗯
Um.
另一个例子是什么呢？
What is another example?
你们知道百事公司吗
Do you guys know the company Pepsi?
百事可乐 可口可乐 百事
Pepsi Cola. Coca Cola Pepsi.
百事有一种新的饮料叫激浪
Pepsi has a new drink called Kickstart.
激浪是早上喝的
And Kickstart is for drinking in the morning.
所以问题来了 激浪被认为是果汁吗
So the question is, is Kickstart considered a juice?
激浪是果汁吗
Is Kickstart considered a juice?
这是个问题
And the reason is the question,
因为这个饮料只有5%真正的果汁
because this drink only has 5% actual fruit juice.
仅仅有5%的果汁
Only has 5% fruit juice.
所以剩下的是水和果葡糖浆
So the rest is water and high fructose corn syrup.
只有5%的果汁
Only 5% fruit juice,
但是答案是肯定的
but the answer is yes.
激浪被认为是果汁
Kickstart is considered a juice,
因此美国公立学校可以早餐给孩子们提供激浪
therefore American public schools can give children Kickstart for breakfast.
早餐 一份苏打果汁
A breakfast juice soda.
我的天哪
oh my god.
所以问题是
So the question,
激浪被认为是果汁吗
Is Kickstart considered a juice?
番茄被认为是水果吗
Is a tomato considered a fruit?
这个怎么样？
How about this?
星期六是工作日吗
Is Saturday considered a workday?
星期天被认为是工作日吗
Is Sunday considered a workday?
在一些国家 星期天是工作日
In some countries, Sunday is a workday.
但是在另一些国家 像美国 星期天是休息日
But in other countries, like America, Sunday is an off day.
看下这个对话
Check out the dialog.
麦当劳的色拉被认为是健康的吗？
Is a McDonald’s Salad considered healthy?
是色拉呀！
It’s a salad!
但是是麦当劳的
But it’s from McDonald’s.
我猜是健康的
My guess is it’s healthy.
你认为呢
What do you think?
你认为麦当劳的色拉健康吗
Do you think a McDonald’s salad is considered healthy?
嗯……我怀疑
Ummm,I wonder.
可能吧 我不知道 你为什么不做个调查呢
Maybe. I don’t know.Why don’t you do the research?
然后看看你是否能问我另一个问题
And see if you can give me another question
A被认为是B吗
Is A considered B?
其他一些有趣的例子是什么？
What are some other interesting examples?
发在下面
Put them down below.
记住你可以看这个视频
And remember you can watch this video
在YouTube[视频网站]频道下留言
and leave your comments under YouTube channel
我会看的
and then I would see them.
如果你在其他地方留言
If you leave the comment someplace else,
那很好 但我不能看到它们
that’s good practice,but I won’t see them.
所以我知道很多其他的网站上有我的视频
So I know a lot of other sites are using my videos,
没关系
That’ fine
只要你们来YouTube保持联系
as long as you keep the YouTube connection.
非常感谢 我们明天见 拜拜
Thanks a lot,and I’ll see you tomorrow.Byebye.
让我们再练习几次
麦当劳的色拉被认为是健康的吗
Is McDonald’s Salad considered healthy?
是色拉！
It’s a salad!
但是是麦当劳的
But it’s from McDonald’s.
我猜是健康的
My guess is it’s healthy.
一起说
麦当劳的色拉被认为是健康的吗
Is McDonald’s Salad considered healthy?
是色拉
It’s a salad!
但是是麦当劳的
But it’s from McDonald’s.
我猜是健康的
My guess is it’s healthy.
最后一遍
麦当劳的色拉被认为是健康的吗
Is McDonald’s Salad considered healthy?
是色拉！
It’s a salad!
但是是麦当劳的
But it’s from McDonald’s.
我猜是健康的
My guess is it’s healthy.
非常感谢你们的观看参与和推荐 下节课见 祝大家好运～
Thanks so much for joining, for watching, and for telling your friends. Good luck and see you next class. Take care, everybody