The different meanings of the verb TO OBSERVE | English Grammar for Beginners · Learn English with EnglishClass101.com
讲解动词observe在不同语境下的意思，尤其是用于‘observe the holiday’时的用法。适合练习词汇和语法理解。
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Hi everybody, welcome back to Ask Alicia, the weekly series where you ask me questions and I answer them.
大家好，欢迎回到《问艾丽西亚》这个每周播出的节目。在这个节目中，大家可以向我提出各种问题，而我也会一一为大家解答。
Maybe.
也许吧。
Let's get to your first question this week.
让我们来看看本周你的第一个问题。
First question this week comes from Evan.
本周的第一个问题来自埃文（Evan）。
Hi Evan.
嗨，埃文。
Evan says, what does observe mean in observe the holiday?
埃文问道：“在‘庆祝这个节日’这个表达中，‘observe’（观察/遵守）到底是什么意思呢？
I thought this word meant look.
我原以为这个词的意思是“看”。
Thanks.
谢谢。
Yeah, interesting question.
是的，这是个有趣的问题。
To observe a holiday, this use of observe means recognize.
To observe a holiday”中的“observe”指的是“认识到”（即意识到某个节日的存在或意义）。
So when companies, usually it's companies, say this on like their website or you see this on like an official announcement somewhere,
所以当公司（通常是指那些正规公司）在他们的网站上或通过官方公告发布这样的内容时……
it's usually because they are going to take a day off or maybe they are going to have different business hours.
通常是因为他们打算请一天假，或者他们的营业时间会有所不同。
So the company might write something on their website like,
因此，该公司可能会在他们的网站上写一些类似这样的内容：
the company is going to observe the Christmas holiday this year and we will not be open on December 25th.
今年公司将放假庆祝圣诞节，因此12月25日我们将不营业。
There's something like that.
差不多就是那样的意思。
You might see this kind of announcement on a company website.
你可能会在公司的网站上看到这类公告。
So this observe means we are going to recognize, like recognize and take action because of the holiday.
因此，这一观察结果意味着我们会因为这个节日而采取相应的行动（即识别到相关情况并采取相应的措施）。
So when we observe a holiday, it's like saying we notice that this holiday is important or we recognize this holiday is important.
因此，当我们庆祝某个节日时，其实是在表明我们认为这个节日很重要，或者说我们意识到了这个节日的意义。
So something is going to be a little bit different because of that holiday.
因此，由于那个假期，某些事情会有所不同。
So yes, observe usually means to look at something or to watch something, like especially in a scientific way.
因此，所谓的“观察”通常指的是仔细观察某事物或对其进行监测，尤其是在科学研究的背景下。
But when we use it with holiday as in observe the holiday, it means to recognize.
但是当我们用它来表示“庆祝节日”（即“observe the holiday”）时，它的含义是“认可”或“承认”这个节日的存在。
So interesting question.
这个问题非常有趣。
Thanks a bunch for sending it along.
非常感谢你把相关资料发给我。
Okay, let's move on to your second question.
好的，让我们继续讨论你的第二个问题。
Second question comes from Chris, Chris, Chris says, what's the difference between tinker and fiddle as in tinker with something or fiddle with something?
第二个问题来自克里斯。克里斯问道：“‘tinker’和‘fiddle’有什么区别？比如，‘tinker with something’和‘fiddle with something’的意思分别是什么？
Oh, interesting question.
哦，这是个有趣的问题。
Okay, so let's talk about these two verbs, two tinker and two fiddle.
好的，那么我们来谈谈这两个动词：“tinker”和“fiddle”。
So both of these mean kind of like to make small changes to something.
所以，这两者的意思都差不多，指的是对某事物进行一些小的修改或调整。
But the difference is in the intention or in the purpose.
但区别在于意图或目的上。
When we tinker with something, one, it's often kind of with like a mechanical thing, something that we can build,
当我们对某样东西进行改造时，通常指的是机械类物品——也就是我们可以自己动手制造的东西。
something that we can change the parts of or the pieces of.
我们可以对其某些部分或组件进行修改的东西。
And it's often with some kind of intention.
而且这种行为往往带有某种目的或意图。
That means we have some kind of plan.
这意味着我们有一个计划。
So for example, you might say like, oh, my dad's out tinkering with the car again.
比如说，你可能会说：“哦，我爸爸又在摆弄他的汽车了。
It sounds like the father is making some changes to the car in order to make it better or more efficient or something like that.
听起来这位父亲正在对汽车进行一些改装，目的是让汽车性能更好、效率更高，或者达到其他类似的目标。
Or oh, my mom is out tinkering with her birdhouses or something like that.
哦，我妈妈正在外面摆弄她的鸟屋之类的东西呢。