EngVid.com 2

00:00:00,890 --> 00:00:08,808

Hi. I'm Gill at www.engvid.com and today we're

going to have a look at some expressions

2

00:00:08,833 --> 00:00:12,162

using the word "think". Okay?

3

00:00:12,187 --> 00:00:15,699

We've already had the lesson

on the use of "think".

4

00:00:15,724 --> 00:00:21,400

This is more to do with expressions

now, particular meanings.

5

00:00:21,400 --> 00:00:30,770

So, let's have a look at the first example.

And if you say: "What was I thinking?!" or

6

00:00:30,770 --> 00:00:32,546

"What were you thinking?!"

7

00:00:32,570 --> 00:00:36,850

and especially if you have a

question mark and an exclamation

8

00:00:36,850 --> 00:00:42,867

mark afterwards-"What was I thinking?!

Why did I do that?",

9

00:00:42,892 --> 00:00:46,871

"Why did you do that?

What were you thinking?!"

10

00:00:46,896 --> 00:00:52,260

-it's like a criticism either of

yourself or someone else because

11

00:00:52,260 --> 00:00:54,076

of something they have done.

12

00:00:54,101 --> 00:01:01,985

"Why did they do that? It was stupid.

What were you thinking?! Oh, dear."

13

00:01:02,010 --> 00:01:08,463

Don't do it again, whatever it was. Okay,

so that's a very useful expression.

14

00:01:08,488 --> 00:01:14,065

But you have to be a bit careful, though, how

you use it. Be careful who you criticize.

15

00:01:14,090 --> 00:01:16,620

Uh-huh. Okay.

16

00:01:17,095 --> 00:01:23,057

Next one, this is somebody who thinks

too much without doing anything, so:

17

00:01:23,082 --> 00:01:26,953

"She tends to overthink things."

18

00:01:26,978 --> 00:01:34,243

Meaning she thinks about doing things

or she dwells on things too much,

19

00:01:34,268 --> 00:01:41,484

maybe she gets a little bit depressed because

she thinks too much. Too much thinking, not

20

00:01:41,509 --> 00:01:47,818

enough action is not always a good thing.

It depends what the action is, of course.

21

00:01:47,843 --> 00:01:53,815

But: "She tends to overthink things." And

the more you think about something, maybe

22

00:01:53,840 --> 00:02:01,206

the harder it is to actually do

it, so you need a balance. Okay?

23

00:02:01,487 --> 00:02:12,828

Now, this is about somebody's opinion of themselves.

So: "He thinks of himself as a great artist."

24

00:02:12,853 --> 00:02:21,140

Okay? So he's not very modest. He's an artist,

he paints paintings maybe, and he thinks he's

25

00:02:21,140 --> 00:02:28,680

really good. So for people to have a really

high opinion of themselves is not always a

26

00:02:28,680 --> 00:02:35,140

good thing. A little bit of

modesty is always useful. Okay?

27

00:02:35,165 --> 00:02:39,115

So: "He thinks of himself

as a great artist."

28

00:02:39,140 --> 00:02:46,455

It sounds a little bit like a criticism.

You know, he has a high opinion

29

00:02:46,480 --> 00:02:49,587

of himself. Okay.

30

00:02:49,790 --> 00:02:56,153

Now, this one: "It's later than

you think!" It is like a warning.

31

00:02:56,178 --> 00:02:57,501

It could be in a...

32

00:02:57,526 --> 00:03:03,504

In a horror film, a horror movie or something,

you know, The Martian, The Landing:

33

00:03:03,529 --> 00:03:11,394

"It's later than you think!" It seems to have

an American accent with it. Sort of something

34

00:03:11,430 --> 00:03:19,020

to frighten people. It could be part of an

entertainment, though, like a film. It doesn't

35

00:03:19,045 --> 00:03:25,640

always mean just literally: "Oh, you think

it's 3 o'clock and it's actually 4 o'clock.

36

00:03:25,744 --> 00:03:28,036

It's later than you think."

37

00:03:28,401 --> 00:03:33,319

It's an hour later than you think.

So you could use it that way,

38

00:03:33,344 --> 00:03:41,775

but it usually has a special meaning to make people

worry a little bit. Maybe people advertising,

39

00:03:41,807 --> 00:03:45,564

trying to sell insurance,

life insurance.

______________________________________________________________

40

00:03:45,589 --> 00:03:50,397

"How old are you? 40.

It's later than you

41

00:03:50,422 --> 00:03:54,273

think and you haven't taken

out life insurance yet.

42

00:03:54,579 --> 00:04:01,760

What will happen to your family if anything

happens to you? It's later than you think."

43

00:04:01,785 --> 00:04:05,620

So companies, you know,

insurance companies

44

00:04:05,620 --> 00:04:11,993

especially try to worry people,

so you can be aware of that.

45

00:04:12,886 --> 00:04:21,706

Okay, next example: "Come to think of it,

I haven't seen her for a month or two."

46

00:04:21,731 --> 00:04:28,145

So, you're saying: "Well, now... Now I'm

thinking about it, about that woman,

47

00:04:28,246 --> 00:04:34,119

now I'm thinking about her, I haven't

seen her for a month or two."

48

00:04:34,144 --> 00:04:36,600

So you weren't aware

that you hadn't

49

00:04:36,600 --> 00:04:40,258

seen her, but then when

somebody mentions her name:

50

00:04:40,283 --> 00:04:47,064

"Oh, yeah, come to think of it, I

haven't seen her for some time."

51

00:04:47,089 --> 00:04:51,775

So: "Come to think of it"

is quite a useful phrase.

52

00:04:52,400 --> 00:04:53,241

Okay?

53

00:04:53,266 --> 00:05:00,504

Next one, if someone says: "Oh, I'm just thinking

aloud." or "I'm just thinking out loud."

54

00:05:00,529 --> 00:05:09,533

they're saying things, they're saying their thoughts,

and maybe they don't make a lot of sense sometimes.

55

00:05:09,558 --> 00:05:17,157

If you say what you're thinking all the time,

it can be very strange for other people. If

56

00:05:17,182 --> 00:05:24,702

you're speaking your thoughts all the time you

have to be careful to select a little bit.

57

00:05:24,882 --> 00:05:28,404

If someone's having some

ideas for a project

58

00:05:28,429 --> 00:05:34,325

and they're sort of

brainstorming-yeah?-they're thinking aloud,

59

00:05:34,397 --> 00:05:42,165

thinking of different ideas... Thinking

usually is silent, inside your head.

60

00:05:42,383 --> 00:05:48,619

But if you're saying what you're thinking, you're

thinking aloud or you're thinking out loud.

61

00:05:48,644 --> 00:05:51,720

You're speaking your thoughts.

And if you say:

62

00:05:51,745 --> 00:05:55,915

"Oh, don't... Don't mind me.

I'm just thinking aloud.

63

00:05:56,235 --> 00:06:01,877

Don't take any notice of me. These

are just my thoughts." You know?

64

00:06:01,902 --> 00:06:13,230

I have to arrange them later into some sort of

order and sense. Okay? So, just thinking aloud.

65

00:06:13,462 --> 00:06:25,298

Right, moving on. If you have an idea, but then later

you're not quite sure it's a good idea, you say:

66

00:06:25,323 --> 00:06:31,791

"I did have an idea, but I've

thought better of it." Meaning:

67

00:06:31,816 --> 00:06:39,960

"Well, it wasn't such a good idea. I thought better

of it", meaning I'm not going to do that now,

68

00:06:39,960 --> 00:06:47,776

that idea. It's not as good as I first thought

it was. Okay? I thought better of it.

69

00:06:48,902 --> 00:06:57,118

Right. Next: "If you don't think

big, you'll never achieve anything."

70

00:06:57,143 --> 00:06:59,435

So when you think

71

00:06:59,460 --> 00:07:07,680

new ideas, try to think big because you can

always come back to something smaller later,

72

00:07:07,680 --> 00:07:13,500

but if you're wanting to achieve things in life,

sometimes you have to think big. Otherwise

73

00:07:13,500 --> 00:07:21,190

if you think small you're only going to go a

small way. So to think big you will progress

74

00:07:21,190 --> 00:07:28,140

a little bit further. Okay. "If you don't

think big, you'll never achieve anything."

75

00:07:29,276 --> 00:07:36,800

Now, this is about opinion again, about

people who work together, colleagues:

76

00:07:36,833 --> 00:07:46,745

"He thinks very little of his colleagues." That

means he doesn't have a very high opinion of his

77

00:07:46,770 --> 00:07:54,975

colleagues. He doesn't really respect them

very much. So it's not a very nice thing.

78

00:07:55,000 --> 00:08:04,092

It's good to think well of your colleagues. Okay?

Not to think very little of your colleagues.

79

00:08:04,117 --> 00:08:05,477

Okay?

80

00:08:06,475 --> 00:08:12,238

Also, if you go to see a film but you didn't

really like it very much, you can say:

81

00:08:12,263 --> 00:08:19,831

"I didn't think much of that film."

It was okay, but nothing special.

82

00:08:19,856 --> 00:08:23,530

"I didn't think

much of that film."

83

00:08:24,790 --> 00:08:34,700

Then decisions, decisions with money, it's

always a big issue, especially nowadays.

84

00:08:35,035 --> 00:08:42,238

"You should think twice before

investing with that bank."

85

00:08:42,264 --> 00:08:45,050

Now, if you think

once and invest the

86

00:08:45,050 --> 00:08:52,529

money... Okay? Well, you have to hope for

the best. But if you think twice, it means

87

00:08:52,529 --> 00:08:58,309

you've thought once and you've thought: "Okay,

it's probably a good bank to invest with."

88

00:08:58,334 --> 00:09:02,606

But if you think a second

time, you might think:

89

00:09:02,631 --> 00:09:10,454

"Ah, but there was some bad publicity recently about

that bank. Maybe I shouldn't invest with them."

90

00:09:10,479 --> 00:09:12,639

So when you think twice,

91

00:09:12,639 --> 00:09:20,809

you're possibly changing your mind, deciding

not to do something when you've thought for

92

00:09:20,809 --> 00:09:26,980

the second time. So: "Think

twice before doing something."

93

00:09:27,501 --> 00:09:35,954

Okay, and then finally, this is a very nice

one: "She thinks the world of her sister."

94

00:09:36,047 --> 00:09:42,215

The world, the whole world, that means she

thinks a lot of her sister. She thinks her

95

00:09:42,240 --> 00:09:50,899

sister is great, lovely person. So: "She

thinks the world of her sister." Okay.

96

00:09:51,253 --> 00:09:57,348

So, I hope those examples have been

interesting and useful for you.

97

00:09:57,434 --> 00:10:03,880

And if you'd like to do a quiz on this subject,

please go to the website: www.engvid.com.

98

00:10:04,020 --> 00:10:09,263

And if you'd like to subscribe to my YouTube

channel, then that would be lovely.

99

00:10:09,288 --> 00:10:13,177

Thank you. And hope to

see you again very soon.

100

00:10:13,202 --> 00:00:00,000

Okay. Bye for now.

the hurder it is to actually do it.

сильнее это есть > на самом деле сделать это.

depends what the action

зависит-что-есть-действие

немного скромности есть всего используемо

Это звучит немного как критически

Это на час позже чем вы думаете

Sort of something to frighten people

Что-то чего-то что > напугать людей

actually (на самом деле)

you haven't (вы не сделали) taken out (сделать вне) life insurance you (страхование жизни)

IN_SUR_ance(перед)

произнесено как ФАКТ. немножко скромности всегда хорошо

Значит, компании,

страховые компании

особенно старайтесь беспокоить людей,

так что вы можете знать об этом.

страховка

mentions-упоминать

quite- довольно

don't mind me. не трогай меня

notice - уведомление

either-или

because of something

whatever it was

But you have to be a bit careful THOUT

dwells-обитать жить

It depends what the action is of course.

Можно перевести как "это зависит от ситуации" Но меня больше всео насторожило здесь употребление слова ACTION. потому что оно означает действие как таковое. Но тут раскрывается смысл как явления чего-либо. Буквально так "It depends" это зависит "What the action is" Что есть Какое явление случилось есть.

and THE more you think about it maybe THE harder it is to actually do it

THE и THE используются здесь как сигнификант Который в русском имеет значение ЧЕМ. Чем-союз-индекс. Указываемый на ЭТО что должно указаться. На такие слова как "больше, лучше, Красивее,сложнее" Эти слова требуют опоры для маркировки их как главные значимые и определенные слова. ЭТО ЕСТЬ. THE MORE.

Warning- опасность предостережение

It seems to have an American accent with it.

Смущает наличие HAVE потому что субъекта как такового нет. Это безличное предложение так же как и в русском языке. Видимо в английском языке необходимо наличие субъекта для состоятельности предложения. IT SEEMS TO HAVE. Это(явление) /как будто/ имеет

SEEM-кажется. (как будто) подразумевает как будто. Не буквально а явление КАК БУДТО

MEAN- значение а не думать как процесс. MEAN - слово явление уже. Как факт. Смысл значение мысль. ЯВЛЕНИЕ а не процесс

MEANING -процесс. Процесс обозначения наличествующего смысла. значит ИМЕТЬ ВВИДУ

AWARE- в этом слове есть ощущение остережения. Как будто кто-то подает сигнал и что-то куда-то улетучивается

mind- сознание ум рассудок. Тоже есть явление. Don't mind me. значит не бери меня как явление. Не бури меня во внимание как субъекта. Симпровизируй так будто меня нет. Don't Mind (не представляй бытия) ME (меня). Я не есть явление MIND. Я не есть явление. I am not action. В плане меня нет.

Фраза Я НЕ ПРОТИВ I AM NOT MIND.

В смысле Субъект Я- может быть ПРОТИВ или НЕ_ПРОТИВ. Он выбирает НЕ_ПРОТИВ.

В случае iamnotmind я-субъект I AM. Есть здесь. не-MIND. Я ЕСТЬ СОЗНАНИЕ МЫСЛЯЩЕЕ подразумеваемое MIND не претендует на значимость своего сознания как явления которе может перечить а может и нет. I AM NOT MIND. Я ЕСТЬ не ЯВЛЕНИЕ МОЕГО СОЗНАНИЯ КАК ПОТЕНЦИАЛЬНО ПРЕГРАЖДАЮЩЕЕ ЧТО_ЛИБО.

Ш

You could youse it that way but it ussually has a special meaning to make a people worry a little bit.

Meaning- процесс умышленного намерения сделать что-либо

Achieve