" Go off" is what we call an intransitive verb.

go off就是我们所说的不及物词短语。

Now, once you know how to recognise a phrasal verb you need to learn how to use it correctly and one of the first things that you need to find out is is it a transitive or an intransitive phrasal verb?

那么，如果你知道如何辨识一个词短语，你学会如何正确地使用它，而这当中你首知道的就是它是一个及物词短语还是一个不及物的词短语？

'Lie' is an intransitive verb and it has no object.

lie 是不及物词，没有宾语。

English speakers do not generally use intransitive verbs, verbs that do not take an object, in the passive voice.

英语母语人士一般不使用不及物词，即不带宾语的词。

Intransitive verbs, such as " go off, " do not have a direct object.

不及物词短语是没有直接宾语的，如" go off" 。

The intransitive verb pattern is unusual.

不及物词句型很特别。

To start you thinking about intransitive verbs consider this passage.

为了让你更好地理解不及物词，看看这段话。

Now intransitive verbs are the opposite.

不及物词是正好相反的。

Unlike intransitive verbs, transitive verbs take one or more complements.

与不及物词不同，及物词一个或多个补语。

In a previous Everyday Grammar, we discussed intransitive verbs.

在上一期的《语法》节目里，我们讨论了不及物词。

In intransitive verb patterns, adverbs or prepositional phrases are often referred to as " optional."

在不及物词句型中，副词或介词短语通常是 “可有可无的”。

In other words, most intransitive verbs can end sentences; they do not need nouns or adjectives to their right.

换句话说，大多数不及物词可以直接结束句子，其后面不跟名词或形容词。

Today we will explore another common pattern: the intransitive verb pattern.

今天，我们将探究另一种常见句型：不及物词句型。

However, sentences with just the subject and intransitive verb are not very common in writing or speaking.

然而，仅包含主语和不及物词的句子，在书面语或口语中并不常见。

To practice using the intransitive verb pattern, try writing four lines of poetry in the style of Angelou's poem.

为了练习如何使用不及物词句型，请试着模仿玛雅·安吉洛的诗，写四行诗。

Remember, you should not use Angelou's exact words; rather, you should choose your own noun phrases, intransitive verbs, and prepositional phrases.

请记住，不用玛雅·安吉洛的原话，而是选择新的名词短语、不及物词和介词短语。

An intransitive verb means it doesn't take a direct object. Huh?

不及物词意味着它不带直接宾语。 嗯？

So, " lie" is an intransitive verb.

所以，“lie”是一个不及物词。

By the end of this story, you will be able to recognize and understand the intransitive verb pattern that Angelou uses many times in the stanza.

学完今天的内容，你就能识别并理解玛雅·安吉洛在这一节诗中多次使用的不及物词句型。

So, this is an issue of a transitive verb vs. an intransitive verb.

所以，这是一个及物词与不及物词的问题。