People Things Object Verb Pron Refl Refer Subject Pron Refl Emph

英[ðəmˈselvz] 美[ðɛmˈsɛlvz, ðəm-]

pron.他[她，它]们自己;他们亲自;“himself”的复数;“herself”的复数;

PRON-REFL

他们自己;她们自己;它们自己

You use themselves to refer to people, animals, or things when the object of a verb or preposition refers to the same people or things as the subject of the verb.

例：They all seemed to be enjoying themselves...他们好像玩得都很开心。

例：The men talked amongst themselves...那些男人一起聊着天。

PRON-REFL-EMPH

他们自己，她们自己，它们自己(强调所指的人或物，有时用作动词或介词宾语，代替 them)

You use themselves to emphasize the people or things that you are referring to. Themselves is also sometimes used instead of 'them' as the object of a verb or preposition.

例：Many mentally ill people are themselves unhappy about the idea of community care...许多精神病患者本身不喜欢社区护理。

例：Cities themselves are changing rapidly...城市自身在日新月异地变化。

PRON-REFL

(用以代替himself or herself，指代句子的主语，而不指明是男是女;有人认为这种用法不对)

You use themselves instead of 'himself or herself' to refer back to the person who is the subject of sentence without saying whether it is a man or a woman. Some people think this use is incorrect.

例：What can a patient with emphysema do to help themselves?...肺气肿病人能做些什么来帮助自己恢复健康？

例：Nobody was prepared to commit themselves.谁都不愿作出承诺。

PRON-REFL-EMPH

(用以代替 himself or herself，强调所指代的人，但是不指明是男是女; themselves 有时也用作动词或介词的宾语;有人认为这种用法不对)

You use themselves instead of 'himself or herself' to emphasize the person you are referring to without saying whether it is a man or a woman. Themselves is also sometimes used as the object of a verb or preposition. Some people think this use is incorrect.

例：Each student makes only one item themselves...每个学生自己只做一项。

例：After all, what more can anyone be than themselves?毕竟，人们除了做自己又能怎样呢？