was going to, was thinking of 和 was wondering的區別

英語學習者經常混淆一些單詞，特別是在類似的背景下。在談論計劃或想法時，我們經常使用“going to”、“thinking of”和“wondering”等詞。這裏是對每一個詞的解釋幫助大家進行區別。

Grammar

語法上

Firstly, all three phrases are in the Past Progressive tense. This tense is used to talk about something that started happening in the past, without needing to be connected to the present.

首先，這三個短語都是過去式。它們的時態是用來談論過去發生的事情，而不需要與現在聯繫起來。

To create the Past Progressive tense, we start with a subject, then a past tense form of the “be” verb (ie: was or were), finally followed by a present participle or “verb +ing”.

過去時的形成是以主語開始，然後加上be動詞的過去式（即was或者were）,最後加上一個動詞的過去分詞或者是“動詞+ing”形式。

Subject – be – verb +ing

主語 –  be動詞 – 動詞+ing

I told her that I was going to wash the car the following day.

我告訴她第二天要洗車。

We were thinking of visiting Auntie June this Summer.

我們想在今年夏天去旅遊。

Tony was wondering if you would like to stay for dinner.

託尼想知道你是否願意留下來吃晚飯。

was /were going to

was /were going to

Was/were going to means that you had a definite plan to do something in the past. Or, that you were traveling to a place. For example, if you say We were going to Disneyland, it means that we either had definite plans to go there. Or, that I am telling you about the actual moment that we were traveling to Disneyland. 

Was/were going to意爲你過去對於做某事有一個明確的計劃。或者你過去要去某地旅行。例如，如果你說We were going to Disneyland，這意爲我們有一個明確的計劃要去那，或者是在傳達給我們一個事實：我們在過去的某段時間正在去迪士尼旅行。

Keep in mind that there are normally three situations when we would use this phrasal verb.

請記住，在以下三種情況下，我們會使用這個短語動詞。

1. When explaining how plans made in the past were changed at a later time for some reason.

解釋過去的計劃是如何在之後的一段時間由於某種原因而改變。

We were going to go swimming today, but it is really cold.

我們本想今天去游泳，但天氣很冷。

Sarah was going to meet us for dinner but she has to work late.

薩拉本打算和我們共進晚餐，但她得加班。

2. In reported speech, as a reported speech form of the “future tense using going to”.

在間接引語中,going to 是間接引語中表達將來時的一種形式。

I was telling Steve how we were going to launch the new product when our boss walked in.

當老闆走進來的時候，我正告訴史蒂夫我們將如何推出新產品。

Sarah and Jo were deciding where they were going to eat dinner when the phone rang.

薩拉和喬正在決定他們要去哪裏吃飯，這時電話鈴響了。

3. When talking about the past action of traveling to a location.

談論過去去某地旅行時

The Smith family was going to Bermuda for a holiday.

史密斯一家打算去百慕大度假。

They were going to a Thai restaurant for lunch last I spoke to them.

他們要去我提過的一家泰國餐館吃午飯。

was/were thinking of

was/were thinking of

When using the phrase was/were thinking of, it can mean two things.

當使用was/were thinking of這個短語的時候，這有兩層含義。

Either it describes a moment in the past when someone was thinking about a person in connection with a specific event or item.

它描述的是過去某一時刻，某人在想與某個特定的事件或項目有關聯的人的時候。

We were thinking of you when deciding what flavor birthday cake to get.

在決定買什麼口味的生日蛋糕時，我們一直在想你。

The old man was thinking of his wife and how she used to love playing the piano.

老人想起了他的妻子，她曾經多麼喜歡彈鋼琴！

Or, was/were thinking of is also used when talking about a choice of action that was not yet certain. It was (or is) still not a sure thing and open to change.

此外，was/were thinking of用來談論一種你不確定的選擇。這仍然是一個隨時會變的不確定事件。

John was thinking of buying either a red or a blue car.

約翰想買一輛紅色或藍色的車。

Sally and Tom were thinking of getting married in May but weren’t sure if they could find a church in time.

莎莉和湯姆想在五月結婚，但不確定他們能否及時找到一個教堂。

was/were wondering

was/were wondering

What makes was/were wondering different from the other two is that it’s not about action.

was/were wondering與其他兩個短語不同的是，它描述的不是動作。

When you are wondering something, it means that you are thinking about something and are unsure of the answer. So was/were wondering means the action of thinking of something in the past of which you were unsure of the answer to.

當你在考慮某事的時候，這意味着你在想這個事情並且你並不確定答案。因此was/were wondering意爲你想的是發生在過去的某一件你不確定答案的事。

Was/were wondering, is often used with indirect questions, where it is followed by a question word such as, where, who, what, etc.

Was/were wondering常與間接引語連用，後常接疑問詞，例如，where, who, what等等。

We were wondering whether you would like to join us for lunch tomorrow.

我們想知道你明天是否願意和我們一起吃午飯。

Sally was wondering where Steve had been all day.

莎莉想知道史蒂夫一整天都在哪兒。

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