Wherewas I?
以前看美剧时
看到里面的人说
“Where was I”
还以为是要上演
我是谁，我在哪的失忆戏码
后来一看字幕才明白
尽管这句话是用“where”提问的
但它所问的和地点完全无关
而是一句地道的习惯性问句
“我刚刚讲到哪儿了?”
(Now)where was I?
What was I talking about? Where did I leave off? (Said after an interruption of some sort.)
我刚才在说什么?我说到哪里了?(因为某些情况被打断后会说的话)
就比如Sex Education Season 2 Episode 6中，妈妈在给女儿读书，拿起书来记不起来上次读到哪里了，于是说道：
例句
A: "Now where was I, before Joan interrupted us?"
在琼打断我们之前，我说到哪里了?
B: "Going over your ideas for next month's cover art, sir."
正在讨论你对下个月封面的想法，先生。
A: "Where was I? "
我刚刚讲到哪里了?
B: "You were going to tell us why you don't like that restaurant."
你刚刚想告诉我们你为什么不喜欢那家餐厅。
当我们一时语塞、突然失忆的时候
通常会这么表达：
我刚刚说到哪儿了?
Where was I?
What was I saying?
I just had it!
拓展
有的同学对where的发音会产生困扰，经常听不出 where、were和we're的区别?
小编找到了一则语音讲解，希望能对有同样困惑的同学有帮助。
Where, Were, We're
Are you ready to practice your pronunciation? Today we’re going to work on three very common words in English:
你准备好练习你的发音了吗?今天我们要学习三个非常常见的英语单词
where, were, and we’re.
To get the most benefit out of this lesson, don’t just watch – instead, actually repeat the words and sentences after me!
为了使这节课的效率最佳，记住不要只是简单的听，一定要在听到之后张嘴跟读哦!
WHERE如何发音
The word where rhymes with care, fair, and stare.
where这个词的节奏音调和care，fair，stare一样。
It is pronounced exactly the same as the word wear (as in wear clothes).
它和wear这个单词的发音一样。
一起练习：
care, fair, stare, where
WERE如何发音
The word were rhymes with sir and fur.
这个单词的音调和sir，fur一样。
It’s the same sound as in the word bird.
和bird有部分相同的发音。
一起练习：
sir, fur, bird, were
“WE’RE”如何发音
The word we’re is short for “we are.”
we’re是we are的缩写形式
You can pronounce it with an eer sound as in beer and fear:
其中的发音类似beer和fear里eer部分的发音
一起练习：
beer, fear, we’re
However, when speaking fast, we often pronounce it more like were:
然而，当我们语速很快时，发音就更像were
We’re going to the beach.
We’re all done with our homework.
PRONUNCIATION PRACTICE: SENTENCES
发音练习：句子
Let’s try some sentences with each of these words. Listen and repeat after me:
我们再来分别看看这些词造的句，仔细听并且跟读：
Where is the nearest bank?
I don’t know where my keys are.
The cookies were delicious.
Where were you last night?
I think we’re almost ready to leave.
We’re not sure if the packages were delivered.
We’re wondering where to park the car.
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