摘要：In this video, we are going to talk about how to use the expression, take time.

Hi, I'm Vanessa from SpeakEnglishWithVanessa.com.

大家好，欢迎来到我的频道。

What are you going to Take some time to do today?

今天你打算花点时间做什么？

Let's talk about it.

我们来聊聊这个表达吧。

In this video, we are going to talk about how to use the expression, take time.

在本视频中，我们将讨论如何使用“take time”这个表达。

Take time.

花时间。

Does this mean that you are taking time?

这是指你在拿走时间吗？

It's pretty impossible to physically take time.

物理上拿走时间几乎是不可能的。

So this means, what are you going to spend time doing today?

所以它的意思是，你今天打算花时间做什么？

I'm going to take some time to learn English.

我打算花些时间学英语。

At the moment, you are taking time to study English, to watch this video, and to learn a new expression.

此时此刻，你正在花时间学习英语，观看这段视频，学习一种新的表达方式。

So we can use this expression in two different ways.

因此，我们可以用两种不同的方式来使用这个表达式。

We could say, I'm going to take time to learn English, to learn English.

我们可以说，我打算花时间学英语，去学英语。

Or we could say, I'm going to take time for learning English.

或者我们可以说，我打算花时间用于学习英语。

If you want to say for, we need -ing, for learning English.

如果你想用 for，我们需要用 -ing 形式，for learning English。

Or we could say, I'm going to take time to learn English today.

或者我们可以说，我今天打算花时间学英语。

There's another way that I want you to be able to use take time for something.

还有另一种我希望你能使用 take time for something 的方式。

This is take time for myself.

那就是 take time for myself（为自己花时间）。

Everyone needs to take time for themselves sometimes.

每个人有时都需要为自己花些时间。

Maybe you do a lot of things for other people.

也许你为别人做了很多事情。

If you have kids, you spend a lot of time with them.

如果你有孩子，你会花很多时间和他们在一起。

If you have a job, you probably spend a lot of time working at your job and spending a lot of energy there.

如果你有工作，你可能会花很多时间在工作上，并在那里投入大量精力。

So you need to take time for yourself.

你需要为自己花些时间。

Take time for yourself.

为自己花些时间。

This is a wonderful thing that everyone needs to do.

这是人人都需要做的一件好事。

Maybe when you take time for yourself, you learn English.

也许当你为自己花时间的时候，你会学习英语。

I'm going to do something for myself today.

我今天打算为自己做点事。

So I want you to be able to use this expression, not just learn it, but to use it.

因此，我希望你们能够使用这种表达方式，不仅仅是学会，还要会用。

So if you're not on my website at the moment, click the link below this video and you can answer this question with the other English learners and I will give you some feedback.

所以，如果你现在不在我的网站上，请点击视频下方的链接，你可以和其他英语学习者一起回答这个问题，我会给你一些反馈。

My question is, what are you going to take time to do today?

我的问题是，你今天打算花时间做什么？

What are you going to take some time to do today?

你今天打算花些时间做什么？

Let us know in the comments, and I'll see you again the next time. Bye.

来源：英语东