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hello everyone
and welcome back to english with lucy
today
i'm going to tell you why you need to
stop saying i know
and i understand to know
means to be aware of through inquiry
observation or information
now the issue is with this word it can
make you seem
like a know-it-all i know i know i know
i know
it can sound a little impolite
there are many other ways of saying that
you know something
or that you understand something i've
included understand in this list because
it's very overused it's one of the first
words that we
learn when we're learning english
whether you understand something or if
you don't understand something
i think it'll be really helpful for you
to have a
bank of other phrases other words and
other interjections that you can use
in place of i know and i understand
and a lot of these have little
differences in meaning so you can make
more complex observations so
this video is perfect for expanding your
vocabulary
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right let's get back to the vocabulary
lesson
so i have got verbs near synonyms for i
know
to know and i've got some phrases and
interjections as well
so for this exercise i want you to
imagine that i'm a boss of a company
and i have taken inspiration from my
some one of my previous bosses
lots of shady inspiration so number one
the first synonym for to know
is to be aware of to be aware of
and this basically means to know that
something exists
for example i'm aware of the lack of
water in the office toilets
don't worry an engineer is coming next
friday number two
is to realize to realize
and this is to understand a situation
sometimes suddenly ah i've just realized
i have only just become aware of
something
it can however just mean to understand
for example
i realize how frustrating it is that
your paychecks were late this month
but i couldn't sign them because i was
on a yacht and the wi-fi was terrible
number three is to recognize to
recognize
and this is to accept that something is
legal important
or true for example i recognize
how much it means to you to have natural
light in the office
but i have very sensitive eyes
number four quite similar is to
appreciate
to appreciate this means to understand a
situation
and to realize that it's important for
example
i appreciate why you'd like more sick
pay
but i'm afraid that people might abuse
it
number five is to acknowledge to
acknowledge
this means to accept or admit the
existence
or the truth of something for example i
acknowledge
that the lack of toilet paper is
frustrating but it's not that hard to
put a couple of sheets in your pocket
each morning
and number six not an exact synonym for
either of them but i think it's
important it is
to notice to notice which means
to see or to become conscious of
something or someone
for example i did notice that you've
been parking by the entrance each day
i understand that you have a bad leg but
you must be considerate of more
executive
members of staff right let's move on to
some phrases and interjections
that you can use instead of i know or i
understand
again lots of them have little
differences
it might seem pointless that i'm giving
you the definition for each of them but
just
watch for differences because they're
very subtle number seven is
i see i see it means i understand
and that i'm paying attention to what
someone is saying
however it does depend on tone of voice
if i say
i see it can show a bit of disapproval
so if someone were to say to me i was
off sick yesterday
because i had a stomach bug i might
reply saying
i see was there vomit because if there
wasn't any vomit you should have come in
we can also extend this to number eight
which is i see what you mean
i really see what you mean this means
more or less the same thing but it's
almost
further implying that you don't really
agree for example
if a member of staff said to me i won't
be able to finish that project tonight
because it's my birthday and my
husband's taking me out
i might reply with i see what you mean
i'll offer the project to somebody more
dedicated
number nine is fair enough fair
enough this is used to show that you
understand and accept
what someone has said for example if
someone says to me
i'm not coming to the office party on
friday night because i suffer with bad
social anxiety
i might say fair enough i'll see you on
monday you loser
number 10 is all right and we can also
say
11 which is ok these are fairly basic
i'm sure you've heard of them already
and these are used to especially express
that you have heard what someone has
said
more than the fact that you accept it
for example if my secretary comes to me
and says
i'd just like to remind you that your
interviewee has been waiting in the
lobby for three hours
i might say all right as in i've heard
you
i'll come down after i finish this game
of solitaire
number 13 and 14 are i
see your point and i take your point
they mean the same thing these are used
to say that you understand what
someone's saying
but it's also used to imply that you
disagree with it for example if john
comes to me and says
i think that you need to let mary go
i might reply saying i see your point
john but i'm not sure i'm allowed to
fire someone
for not agreeing to go on a date with
you come back to me if you find a better
reason
number 15 is i don't blame you i don't
blame you
this is used for saying that you
understand why someone has done
something or why they feel a particular
way
for example if mary comes to me and says
i'm going to speak to hr about john hr
is human resources i might reply by
saying
i don't blame you mary he's a total
weirdo
but don't tell hr i said that number 16
is a slang one i get what you mean
or even more slang i get you to get
in this case means to understand
i get you i understand you you get me
you understand me
so if cynthia were to come to me and say
i don't think that eight minutes is long
enough for a lunch break
i might reply saying i get what you mean
cynthia but it's calculated by an
algorithm and it's what the computer has
decided's best for you
number 17 even more slang is
gotcha gotcha this is a reduction it
means
i get you i've got you i've understood
you
so someone comes to me and says i'd like
to propose a salary
review i could say gotcha
you think it's too high as well don't
you
number 18 is i'm certain that
and this just means i know i'm certain
that i'm absolutely sure
so if someone comes to me and says i'm
feeling overwhelmed with this new
workload
i might reply saying don't worry i'm
certain that you'll be feeling
underwhelmed like the rest of us in no
time that's it for today's lesson i hope
you enjoyed it i hope you learned
something
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大家好
，欢迎今天和露西一起回到英语，
我要告诉你为什么你需要
停止说我知道
并且我理解
知道意味着通过询问
观察或信息知道
现在问题是这个词 它可以
让你看起来
像一个无所不知的人 我知道我知道我知道
我知道
这听起来有点不礼貌
还有很多其他的方式来表达
你知道一些事情
或者你理解一些我已经
包含在这个列表中的理解 因为
它被过度使用了，它是
我们学习英语时首先学习的单词之一，
无论您是否理解某些东西，或者如果
您不理解某些东西，
我认为拥有一堆其他短语对您真的很有帮助。
以及
您可以使用的其他感叹词来
代替我知道和我理解
，其中很多在含义上几乎没有
区别，因此您可以进行
更复杂的观察，因此
该视频非常适合扩展您的
词汇量，
但是如果您愿意 nt进一步提高你的
发音和听力技巧
然后我强烈推荐
结合阅读书籍和
听他们的有声读物对应的有声读物的特殊方法
听起来可能听起来
很奇怪但让我解释一下因为它
确实有效
需要你已经拥有的一本书
用您自己的语言阅读并想
用英语阅读，
或者只是一本您想
用英语阅读
的书 听得见，因为它
几乎有
我喜欢他们的订阅模式的每一本书，
而且它是我选择的平台
用英语写的
可能不会说明
它是如何用英语发音的，
但是如果你在阅读时听一个单词
它
你的大脑会开始建立联系
，下次你看到这个词时，
你会确切地
知道它的
发音方式，下次你听到
这个词时，
你会确切地知道它的拼写或
写法
方法和最好的
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让我们回到词汇
课，
所以我 在我知道的同义词附近有动词
，我也有一些短语和
感叹词，
所以对于这个练习，我想让你
想象我是一家公司的老板
，我从我的一些人那里得到了灵感
以前的老板有
很多阴暗的灵感，所以
第一个要知道的同义词
是要意识到要意识到
，这基本上意味着知道
存在某些东西
，例如我知道
办公室厕所缺水
不要' 别担心工程师是合作的 明
下个星期五第二个
是要意识到要意识到
，这是要理解
有时突然的情况啊我刚刚意识到
我才刚刚意识到
它可能只是意味着要理解
例如
我意识到你是多么令人沮丧
薪水本月迟到了，
但我无法签署，因为我
在游艇上，而且 Wi-Fi 很
糟糕 第三是承认
承认
，这是承认某些事情在
法律上是重要的
或真实的，例如我承认
多少钱 这对你来说意味着办公室里有自然
光，
但我有非常敏感的眼睛
第四号非常相似是
欣赏欣赏这意味着了解
情况
并意识到这很重要例如
我欣赏你为什么想要更多的病假
工资
但我担心人们可能会滥用
它
第五个是承认
承认
这意味着接受或承认
某事的存在或真实性，例如我
承认
卫生纸的缺乏
令人沮丧，但每天早上
把几张纸放在口袋里并不难，
而且数字 6 不是它们中的任何一个的确切同义词，
但我认为
重要的是
要注意注意这意味着
看 或意识到
某事或某人
，例如，我确实注意到您
每天都在入口处停车
和
你可以使用的感叹词，而不是我知道或我
再次理解，它们中的许多几乎没有什么
区别
，我
给你每个人的定义似乎毫无意义，但
只
注意差异，因为它们
非常微妙，第七个是
我明白了，我明白了，这意味着我理解
并且我正在关注某人在说什么，
但是
如果我说
我看到了，这确实取决于语气，这可能会表示出一些不赞成，
所以如果有人 对我说
我昨天生病了，
因为
我有胃病 你的意思是
我真的明白你的意思这
或多或少意味着同样的事情，但它
几乎
进一步暗示你并不真正
同意，例如，
如果一名工作人员对我说我
今晚无法完成那个项目，
因为 今天是我的生日，我
丈夫要带我出去
我可能会回复我明白你的意思
我会把这个项目提供给更
专注的人
9 号足够公平
，这用来表明你
理解并
接受某人所说的话 例如，如果
有人对我说
我星期五晚上不参加办公室聚会，
因为我患有严重的
社交焦虑症，
我可能会说够公平，我会在星期一见到你，
你失败者
10 号没关系，我们也可以
说
11 没关系，这些都是公平的 y 基本的，
我敢肯定你已经听说过它们
，这些通常用来特别
表示你听到别人
说的话
比你接受它的事实更多
，例如，如果我的秘书来找
我说
我只是 想提醒你一下，你的
受访者已经在
大厅等了三个小时了，
我可能会说好吧，因为我听说过
你，
我会在我完成
13 号和 14 号纸牌游戏后下来，我
明白你的意思了吗？ 我同意你的观点，
它们的意思是一样的，它们
用来表示你理解
某人在说什么，
但它也用来暗示你
不同意，例如，如果约翰
来找我说
我认为你需要让玛丽离开
我 可能会回复说我明白你的观点，
约翰，但我不确定我是否可以
因为不同意与你约会而解雇某人，
如果你找到更好的理由，请回到我这里
15 是我不怪你 我不
怪你
这是用来说你
明白为什么某人 做了
某事或为什么他们有一种特殊的感觉
，例如，如果玛丽来找我说
我要和人力资源部谈谈约翰 hr
是人力资源部，我可能会回答
说
我不怪你，玛丽，他是个
十足的怪人，
但是 不要告诉人力资源部，我说 16 号
是俚语，我明白你的意思
，甚至更多的俚语 i get you to get
在这种情况下意味着理解
我明白你我明白你明白我
你明白我
所以如果辛西娅是 来找我说
我认为 8 分钟
不够午休时间
我可能会回答说我明白你的意思
辛西娅但它是由
算法计算出来的，这是计算机
决定的最适合你
的 17 号 更多的俚语是
gotcha gotcha 这是一个减少 这
意味着
我得到你 我得到你 我已经理解
你
所以有人来找我说我
想提出一个薪水
审查 我可以说 gotcha
你认为它太高了 好吧，你不是
18 号吗？我确定
这只是意味着我知道 我
确定我绝对确定，
所以如果有人来找我说我
对这个新的工作量感到不知所措，
我可能会回答说别担心，我敢
肯定你会
像其他人一样感到不知所措 我们
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你喜欢它我希望你学到了
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