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Hi everyone and welcome back.

Today we're going to take another look at the prepositions up

and down and what they can mean when used with phrasal verbs.

So in a previous video, we saw that down looks like this and up looks like this.

And strangely enough, we can extend both of these to get the idea of along.

Now the reason for this has to do with the different ways we can perceive objects

when they move along a horizontal surface.

So to visualize this, let's imagine that we're standing on a flat surface, like a road, looking at an object.

If the object starts moving along the road but away from us, it appears as if it's moving in in an upward direction.

Therefore, we can associate the idea of along with the preposition up.

At the same time, however, the object appears to decrease in size as it moves farther away.

So we can also associate along with the preposition down, since the object's size appears to decrease. So, oddly enough,

an object moving away from us along a horizontal surface can be associated with either the preposition up or down.

Now, when the object moves along the road but towards us, the same thing happens in reverse.

As it gets closer, its size appears to increase.

So we can associate this with the preposition up.

Yet, it also appears to be moving in a downward direction, so we can associate this with the preposition down.

So, as you can see, movement along a horizontal surface in either direction could be perceived as either up or down.

Unfortunately, there's no hard and fast rule about which preposition, up

or down is the best one to use in a given situation as it depends on a variety of factors

and is somewhat subjective.

So let's take a look at some examples of phrasal verbs with up or down in which they mean along.

How do you think we could describe this?

Here, a car drives along a street.

So we can say, the car drives up the street.

Drives means drive, and up means along.

So the sentence just means, the car drives along the street.

Now we can also use down here instead of up to mean along.

That is, we could also say, the car drives down the street.

Either preposition would be fine.

Alright, let's try another one.

How do you think we could describe this using a phrasal verb with up or down?

Here the bartender slides a drink along the bar.

So we can say, the bartender slides the drink down the bar.

Slides means slide, and down means along.

So the sentence just means, the bartender slides the drink along the bar.

Now, we could use the preposition up here as well.

That is, we could say, the bartender slides the drink, ups the bar, although to my ears down would be a bit more natural in this situation.

Okay, let's try one more.

How do you think we could describe this.

Here a man looks along the barrel of a gun.

So we can say the man looks down the barrel of the gun.

Looks means look and and down means along.

So the sentence just means, the man looks along the barrel of the gun.

Now, in this case, we probably wouldn't use the preposition up.

That is, we wouldn't say the man looks up the barrel of the gun.

This is because the phrasal verb look up has a separate meaning and might be a bit confusing to the listener.

So, I hope this helped you understand the prepositions up

and down a little bit better and why they both can mean along.

And we'll see you next time.

Cheers.

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這段影片共有 51 個句子、632 個單詞可供跟讀。講話部分時長為 5:49。說話人語速較慢，每分鐘約 109 個詞，你有足夠的時間模仿每一個音。 86% 的單詞屬於英語最常用的 3,000 詞，其餘的詞建議在練習前先學一下。

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影片中 15 個值得學習的單詞，附發音和釋義：

單詞	發音	釋義
slide 名詞	/ˈslaɪ̯d/	滑梯
associate 名詞	/əˈsoʊʃi.ət/	同行, 同事
barrel 名詞	/ˈbæɹəl/	桶
verb 名詞	/vɝb/	動詞 /動詞
bartender 名詞	/ˈbɑɹˌtɛndɚ/	酒吧服務人員 /酒吧服務人員, 酒保
horizontal 形容詞	/ˌhoɹəˈzɑn.təl/	水平, 橫的 /橫的
decrease 動詞	/dɪˈkɹiːs/	減少 /減少, 下降
perceive 動詞	/pɚˈsiv/	察覺 /察覺, 感知
ear 名詞	/ˈɪə̯/	耳朵, 耳
depend 動詞	/dɪˈpɛnd/	信任, 信賴 /信賴
cheers	/t͡ʃɪəz/	乾杯 /乾杯
subjective 形容詞	/səbˈd͡ʒɛktɪv/	主觀 /主觀
confuse 動詞	/kənˈfjuːz/	讓……困惑 /讓……困惑
listener 名詞	/ˈlɪs(ə)nɚ/	傾聽者 /傾聽者, 聽者 /聽者
preposition 名詞	/ˌpɹɛpəˈzɪʃən/	介詞 /介詞, 前置詞 /前置詞

影片中出現的短語動詞

單詞	發音	釋義
look up 動詞	/ˌlʊk ˈʌp/	仰, 上看

需要注意的發音

說話人用了 5 次縮略和弱讀形式，例如 we're, wouldn't, we'll。請按聽到的簡短形式來說。

“sh” 和 “zh” 音: associate /əˈsoʊʃi.ət/, preposition /ˌpɹɛpəˈzɪʃən/, visualize /ˈvɪʒuəˌlaɪz/
長單詞——注意重音位置: associate /əˈsoʊʃi.ət/, horizontal /ˌhoɹəˈzɑn.təl/, preposition /ˌpɹɛpəˈzɪʃən/

如何用這段影片練習

先完整聽一遍影片，不要開口，記下不認識的單詞。
用正常速度逐句跟讀，每句重複到你的節奏與說話人一致為止。
錄下自己的聲音並與原聲對比，特別注意 slide, associate, barrel 這類單詞。

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