AEE 2687：随时随地，与任何人一起学英语

这里是All Ears English播客，第2687期。

This is an All Ears English Podcast, episode 2687.

随时随地，和任何人一起学英语。

Learn English anywhere, anytime with anyone.

欢迎收听All Ears English播客，下载量已超过两亿次。

Welcome to the All Ears English Podcast, downloaded more than 200 million times.

你是不是觉得英语学习卡住了？

Are you feeling stuck with your English?

我们会教你如何变得无所畏惧、流利自如，专注于交流而非完美。

We'll show you how to become fearless and fluent by focusing on connection not perfection.

由美国主持人米歇尔·卡普兰（纽约电台女孩）和奥布里·卡特（雅思达人）主持，她们分别来自美国亚利桑那州和纽约市。

With your American hosts, Michelle Kaplan, the New York radio girl, and Aubrey Carter, the IELTS whiz, coming to you from Arizona and New York City, USA.

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在今天的节目中，奥布里和米歇尔回答了一位听众关于“any”这个词的问题。

On today's episode, Aubrey and Michelle answer a listener question about the word any.

今天我们会发现这个词的八种用法，帮你提升英语对话。

Find out eight ways we use this word today to enhance your conversations in English.

你好，米歇尔。

Hello, Michelle.

你怎么样？

How are you?

我挺好的，奥布里。

I am good, Aubrey.

奥布里，这个周末你有什么计划吗？

Aubrey, do you have any plans this weekend?

有啊。

Yes.

我们要和一些非常好的朋友聚一聚，这些朋友我们不常见面。

We're getting together with some very good friends that we don't see very often.

他们就住在这个城市，但太忙了。

They live here in town, but they're so busy.

她是个律师，其实是收养律师，他们经常旅行，真的太忙了，所以我们见面的次数远没有我们希望的那么多。

She's an attorney, an adoption attorney, actually, and they travel a ton, and they're just so busy, so we don't see them nearly as often as we'd like.

我们要和他们聚一聚，所以我很期待。

And we're getting together with them, so I'm excited.

我们会去吃个晚饭什么的。

We'll go to dinner or something.

哎呀。

Aw.

你呢？

What about you?

哎呀，那真有趣。

Aw, that's fun.

有什么好玩的计划吗？

Any fun plans?

我有什么好玩的计划吗？

Do I have any fun plans?

问得好。

A good question.

哦，有的。

Oh, yes.

我的家人要来了。

My family is coming to town.

好的。

Okay.

所以是的，我们肯定会做一些有趣的事情，也许去探索一下这个地区，带他们四处转转。

So yes, we are going to do some fun things, I'm sure, and go maybe explore the area, going to show them around.

不错。

Nice.

去一些餐馆。

Go to some restaurants.

对，所以应该会很有趣。

Yeah, so it should be fun.

嗯，你会发现我们俩在问计划的时候都用了“any”这个词。

Well, you'll notice that we both said any when we were asking about plans.

我们最常说的就是“Any fun plans?”。

This is the most often we'll say, "Any fun plans?"

“Do you have any fun plans?”。

"Do you have any fun plans?"

我们收到了一个关于“any”这个词的好问题。

We got a great question about this word any.

在英语里，这个词的用法特别多。

We use it so many ways in English.

今天我们就来深入聊聊这个话题。

We're going to dive into this today.

米歇尔，你来帮我们读一下这个问题好吗？

Do you want to read the question for us, Michelle?

好的。

Sure.

这个问题是我们在YouTube上收到的。

So this question came to us on YouTube.

来自Biodomi1893，这位听众说：“你好。

It's from Biodomi1893, and this listener says, "Hello.

在听完关于‘some’在英语中的八种不同用法的节目后，我对‘any’在英语中的八种不同用法很感兴趣。

After the eight different ways to use some in English episode, I would be interested in eight different ways to use any in English.

‘any’对我来说难多了。

Any is far more difficult for me.

谢谢。”

Thank you."

好问题。

Great question.

是的。

Yes.

是的，我们确实在2025年4月做过一期节目。

So yeah, we did do an episode in April of 2025.

如果你想听关于some的那期节目，是第2387期，叫做《英语中some的八种不同用法》。

If you want to listen to the episode about some, it was episode 2387, Eight Different Ways to Use Some in English.

可以去听听看。

So check that out.

对。

Yes.

把这两个词放在一起想，真的很有帮助。

It's really good to think about these two words-

没错。

Right

因为它们容易让人混淆。

... together because they can get confusing.

是的，而且这两个词我们确实有很多不同的用法。

Yeah, and we do use them both so many different ways.

它们在英语里有很多功能，对吧？

They have so many functions in English, right?

是的。

Yes.

所以我很期待深入探讨这个话题。

So I'm excited to dive into this.

但是大家，记得在你们收听播客的地方点击关注，包括YouTube，对吧？

But guys, be sure to hit follow wherever you listen to the podcast, both on YouTube, right?

我们有All Ears English的YouTube频道，如果你喜欢看视频的话——

We have the All Ears English YouTube channel if you like to watch-

对

Yes

——看播客的视频版，还有播客本身。

... the podcast on video, and also the podcast.

无论你在哪里听播客，搜索All Ears English然后点关注就行。

Wherever you find your podcasts, just search All Ears English and hit follow.

好的。

All right.

那我们开始吧，Michelle。

And let's dive in here, Michelle.

我们有——

We have-

开始吧。

Let's dive in

……八种不同的用法，今天要分享的，第一种是疑问句。

... eight different ways to use any that-

太棒了。

Love it

……我们今天要分享的，第一种是疑问句。

... we're going to share today, and the first is questions.

对。

Yes.

就像我和米歇尔都问过的：“这周末有什么好玩的计划吗？”

Just like Michelle and I both asked, "Any fun plans this weekend?"

我们用“any”这种方式来询问对方是否有空，或者打听他们的计划。

We use any this way to check someone's availability or to ask about plans.

对，没错。

Yes, exactly.

而且，你会发现我们可以说“你有没有什么”——

And yeah, you'll notice we could say, "Do you have any"-

对，好玩的计划，但用一种更随意的说法。

... right, fun plans, but in a kind of more casual way.

“哦，有什么好玩的计划吗？”

"Oh, any fun plans?"

所以这样挺有意思的。

So that's fun.

我们把后面那部分省掉了，对吧？

We chop that off, right?

我们就是把它省略掉。

We just chop that off.

“你这个周末有什么好玩的计划吗？”

"Do you have any fun plans this weekend?"

我们就会直接说：“有什么好玩的计划吗？”

We'll just say, "Any fun plans?"

甚至还可以——

Or even-

对

Yep

……如果我问你：“你有花生酱吗？”

... if I were to ask you, "Do you have any peanut butter?"

如果我向你借东西，我们也可以直接说：“哦，那边有花生酱吗？”

If I'm borrowing something from you, then we could also just be like, "Oh, any peanut butter over there?"

对吧？

Right?

我们就把问句的开头部分去掉。

We'll just cut off the first of the question.

对。

Yep.

所以是的，这个问题很中性，也很开放，你不知道答案，对吧？

So yeah, it's neutral, it's open-ended, and you don't know the answer, right?

当你问我“有什么好玩的计划吗？”的时候，

When you ask me, "Any fun plans?"

你也不知道答案，对吧？

You don't know, right?

没错。

Exactly.

所以这里有一些——

So here are some-

这通常就是它和其他问题的区别，对吧？

Which is often what differentiates it from some, right?

是的。

Yes.

我可能会说，"哦，你有花生酱吗？"

I might say like, "Oh, do you have some peanut butter?"

但其实我知道你有。

And it's like, I know that you have some.

我其实是在跟你要一些。

I'm asking for some, really.

但"any"通常更多表示我们不知道。

But any does imply more often that we don't know.

我问的是你有没有某样东西。

I'm asking if you have any of something.

是的。

Yes.

所以这里有个例子。

So here's an example.

你今天有空吗？

Do you have any free time today?

所以有时候我们可以省略开头，但不是总是这样。

So sometimes we can chop off the beginning, but not always.

我们可能可以就这个做一整期后续节目。

We could do a whole follow-up of that probably.

对，然后，还有咖啡剩下吗？

Right, and then, is there any coffee left?

当然可以。

You could, for sure.

还有咖啡吗？

Any coffee left?

或者你有什么问题，对吧？

Or do you have any questions, right?

你也可以直接说——

And you could also just be like-

这里我们当然可以。

Here we definitely could

……有什么问题吗？

... any questions?

有什么问题吗？

Any questions?

嗯哼。

Uh-huh.

没错。

Exactly.

那太好了。

So, great.

对，就是问题。

So yeah, questions.

第二种用法是“any”加名词表示否定，意思就是零或没有。

And then the second way is any plus noun as a negative, so meaning zero or none.

好的，它强调数量是零。

Well, okay, it emphasizes that the amount is zero.

一点都没有，对吧？

There's none, right?

比如，我一点钱都没有。

So for example, I don't have any money.

对。

Exactly.

或者她一点建议都没给我。

Or she didn't give me any advice.

对。

Exactly.

所以想想说“我没钱”和“她没给我建议”的区别，加上“任何”就强调完全没有。

So if you think about the difference between saying, "I don't have money," or, "She didn't give me advice," adding any here emphasizes absolutely none.

一点都没有。

None at all.

对，这是一个有趣的用法，我们用它来强调。

Yeah, that's an interesting use where we'll use it to emphasize.

是的。

Yes.

那第三种用法是什么？

And what's the third way?

好的。

All right.

第三种是当没有限制的时候。

The third is when there's no restriction.

哪一个都无所谓。

It doesn't matter which one.

可以是任何一个。

It could be any of something.

你是在给别人一个开放的选择。

You're giving someone sort of an open choice.

比如说——

For example-

对

Right

……随便挑个座位。

... pick any seat.

它们都一样。

They're all the same.

所以你的意思是，任何一个都行，哪个都无所谓。

So you're saying any one of these, doesn't matter which one.

嗯哼。

Uh-huh.

或者你可以随时给我打电话。

Or you can call me at any time.

对，你可能会这么说，如果你的朋友正在经历困难时期，你会说：“哦，你可以随时给我打电话。”

Yeah, you might say that if your friend is going through a hard time and you're saying, "Oh, you can call me at any time.

我会一直在你身边。

I will always be there for you."

所以——

So-

……哪个时间都无所谓。

... it doesn't matter which time.

对。

Right.

或者我哪天都有空。

Or I'm free any day.

所以如果我想和朋友约时间，我可能会说：“哦，这周我哪天都行。”

So I might say if I'm trying to make plans with a friend, "Oh, I'm free any day this week.

下周就忙一点了。

Next week's a little busier."

是的，这又强调了无论是谁都没关系，因为你可以说“有空给我打电话”或者“我哪天有空”。

Yes, and this again emphasizes that it doesn't matter anyone, because you could say, "Call me sometime," or, "I'll be free someday."

意思很不一样。

Very different meaning.

用any的时候，我们想强调的是任何一天都可以，任何时间都可以。

With any, we're wanting to emphasize that any day would work, any time would work.

是的。

Yes.

对。

Right.

我们来看第四种用法。

Let's move on to the fourth way.

就是any加比较级。

It is any plus comparatives.

这样会让比较的语气更强一些。

So this actually strengthens the comparisons a little bit.

比如，“这并不比以前好多少。”

So for example, "This isn't any better than before."

嗯，或者，“你今天感觉好点了吗？”

Mm-hmm, or, "Are you feeling any stronger today?"

对，这是一种很好的强调方式。

So yeah, that's a great way to emphasize.

你可以只说“这没有比以前好”，但加上“任何”就起到了强调作用。

You could just say, "This isn't better than before," but when we add that any, it gives emphasis.

对吧？

Right?

这真的没有任何改善。

This really isn't any better.

没错。

That's right.

好的，那第五点呢，Aubrey？

Okay, what about number five, Aubrey?

好的。

All right.

第五点，我们把any和longer或further搭配使用。

Five, we follow any with either longer or further.

这表示某件事以前在发生，但现在不会继续了，是在拿过去和现在做对比。

So this means something was happening before but is not going to continue, and it's comparing the past situation to the present.

比如，“她不能再待下去了”，或者“我不想再讨论这个了”。

So for example, "She can't stay here any longer," or, "I don't want to discuss this any further."

这就是我们用any的一个有趣方式，用来表达某件事不会继续下去了。

And so this is a fun way that we use any, just to share that something is not going to happen any longer.

对。

Yes.

还有一点很重要，就是anymore这个词也经常这么用，只不过它变成了一个词。

And something important to note is that the word anymore is often used in the same way, but it becomes one word.

比如，“她不再在这里工作了”，或者“我不再跟他说话了”。

So for example, "She doesn't work here anymore," or, "I don't talk to him anymore."

没错。

Exactly.

它替代了any longer、any further，我们直接用anymore一个词就行。

It replaces either any longer, any further, we'll just replace that with anymore, one word.

好的，第六个，if any。

All right, number six, if any.

这个挺有意思的。

So this is interesting.

它通常出现在句子的末尾。

This usually comes at the end of a sentence.

是个附加成分。

It's an add-on.

它暗示数量可能为零，而且有意思的是，我们用它来让语气更委婉。

And it suggests that the amount may be zero, and it's interesting how we use it to soften a statement.

听起来有点谨慎。

It sort of sounds cautious.

对。

Right.

确实。

It does.

确实听起来有点谨慎。

It does sound a little cautious.

比如说，“错误很少，如果有的话。”

So for example, "There were very few mistakes, if any."

其实我们可以直接省略掉。

So we could have just cut it off.

不需要加上“如果有的话”。

We don't need to add if any.

就像我们说的，这只是一个附加语。

It's just kind of an add-on, like we said.

或者，“他兴趣不大，如果有的话。”

Or, "He showed little interest, if any."

我加上这个，更多是在给自己留余地。

When I add this, it's more that I'm sort of hedging my bets.

我是说，"我觉得这种东西不多，"然后——

I'm saying, "I think there wasn't very much of this," and-

对

Yes

……当我快说完的时候，我意识到——

... as I finish my statement, I realize-

对，你就像，嗯

Yes, you're like, hmm

……可能根本没有。

... there may have been none.

所以我几乎是在纠正自己。

And so I'm almost correcting myself.

我刚才正想说这个。

I was just going to say that.

对吧？

Right?

因为你可以——

Because you can-

我……对。

I... Right.

是的

Yes

……你可以说：“错误很少。

... you could either say, "There were very few mistakes.

事实上，我觉得一个都没有。”

In fact, I don't think there were any."

那太长了。

That's so long.

相反，我们只需加上——

Instead, we'll just add-

对

Right

……如果有的话，这样就能说明实际上可能一个都没有，但我用很少的话就说清楚了。

... if any, and that clarifies that actually there may have been none, but I'm saying it in very few words.

对。

Right.

这有点像意识流式的补充。

And this is kind of a very stream of consciousness thing to add.

就像在那一刻你会想，‘哦，如果有的话。’

It's like, in the moment you're like, "Oh, if any."

加上这个是很即时的。

It is something very real time, adding that on.

对。

Right.

英语里有很多这样的表达，因为我们边想边说。

We have a lot of those in English because we do think as we speak.

我们并不总是知道要说什么的结尾，所以我们在调整——

We don't always know the end of what we're about to say, and so we're adjusting-

……一边说一边调整。

... as we go.

这是一个我们得加上去的小片段，但意思却很长。

This is a little chunk that we have to add on that means a lot of words.

就是——

That-

对。

Yes

……实际上可能一个都没有。

... in fact, there might be none.

对，就是这样。

Yeah, exactly.

所以这个……

So that one's ...

我喜欢这个。

I like this one.

这个很有意思。

It's very interesting.

那第七个来了。

So here's the seventh.

不是加任何，而是加名词，这样能强调重点。

Not plus any, plus noun, and this emphasizes the point.

这个用来表达惊讶、不相信或者某种态度。

So this is used for showing surprise or disbelief or attitude.

还有别的吗，Aubrey？

What else, Aubrey?

它突出某件事不太寻常，或者有点特别。

It highlights that something is not typical or maybe special.

这个说法真的很随意。

It's really casual.

非常地道。

It's very native.

我们经常这么说。

We do this a lot.

比如，我可能会说：“那根本算不上道歉。”

So for example, I might say, "That wasn't any kind of apology."

而且表达方式有好几种。

And there are multiple ways to do this.

我可以直接说“那不是道歉”，但我们会用“any”这样来强调……不是强调“不”，而是用“any”来强调完全没有道歉这回事。

I could just say, "That was not an apology," but we'll use any this way in the same ... Instead of emphasizing not, we'll use any to emphasize that there was none at all.

对。

Right.

或者，“这不是一家普通的餐厅。”

Or, "This isn't any ordinary restaurant."

所以你就是，对，在强调这是——

So you're just, yeah, emphasizing this is-

一个非常特别的地方。

... a really special place.

对。

Right.

这和“这不是一家普通的餐厅”意思一样。

It means the same as this is no ordinary restaurant.

就是另一种说法。

Sort of another way of saying that.

这不是一家普通的餐厅，或者他不是一位普通的领导者。

This isn't just any ordinary restaurant, or he's not just any kind of leader.

然后你要具体说明——

And then you're going to specify-

对。

Right

——他为什么与众不同。

... what makes him exceptional.

是的。

Yes.

你可能会加上类似这样的内容——

You'll probably add something on like-

比如“哦，他是个关心下属的领导者。”

... "Oh, he's a caring leader."

他是……对吧？

He's a ... Right?

对。

Right.

差不多就是这样。

Something like that.

好的，第八题。

All right, number eight.

准备好了吗？

Are we ready?

这有很多种使用“any”的方式。

This is a lot of ways to use any.

我知道。

I know.

这内容真不少，各位。

This is a lot, guys.

好，我们搞定了。

Okay, we got it.

呼。

Whew.

第八个是——

Number eight is-

好，第八个是什么？

Okay, what's number eight?

……不定代词，就是 anyone、anything、anywhere 这些。

... indefinite pronouns, so that's anyone, anything, anywhere.

所以这里我们把它和另一个词组合起来，创造新的意思，而且这些都变成一个词。

So we're combining it here with another word to create a new meaning, and these all become one word.

它们连在一起写成一个词，指的是不确定的人、事物或地点。

They're written together as one word, and they're going to refer to an unspecified person, thing, or place.

对。

Yes.

而且这些词在对话中经常用到。

And yeah, these are used all the time in conversation.

所以非常实用。

So very useful.

你会听到它们，也会用到它们。

You'll hear them, you'll use them.

比如，“我没看到任何人。”

So for example, "I didn't see anyone."

没错，或者问，“你看到任何人了吗？”

Exactly, or asking, "Did you see anyone?"

还有这个——

And this-

有意思的是，它把问题留得很开放，我们不是在问具体的人。

... it's interesting how it leaves it open to we're not asking about specific people.

或者，“你想吃点什么吗？”

Or, "Do you want anything to eat?"

这个就很开放。

And this is very open.

我不是在说特定的食物，什么都可以。

I'm not talking about specific foods, anything at all.

或者，这个挺有意思的，因为连我的笔记都好像想把它改成“某个地方”。

Or, this is interesting because even on my notes, it looks like it wants to correct it to somewhere.

我不知道你那边是不是也这样。

I don't know if you see that on yours.

是的。

Yes.

所以这个很有意思。

So this is interesting.

对，所以就是“咱们去个安静的地方吧。”

Yeah, so it's, "Let's go anywhere quiet."

如果你单独说这句话，你可能会说“我们去个安静的地方吧。”

If you're saying this on its own, you probably would say, "Let's go somewhere quiet."

但是——

But-

对

Right

……当它是对某事的回应时，我们会这么说。

... when it's a response to something, we would say this.

是的。

Yes.

所以我有点明白为什么单独看的时候，我们的笔记会想要——

So I can kind of see why, by itself, our notes is wanting-

对

Right

……去纠正自己。

... to correct itself.

所以如果有人问：“你想去哪里？”

So if someone says, "Where do you want to go?"

你完全可以回答：“安静的地方就行。”

You could totally say, "Anywhere quiet."

你的意思是——

You're saying-

对

Exactly

……

...

我不在乎去哪儿，无所谓——

I don't care where, doesn't matter-

对

Right

只要是个安静的地方就行。

... just as long as it's someplace quiet.

随便哪个安静的地方。

Any place quiet.

对。

Right.

这很口语化，对吧，可能不完全……

This is very conversational, right, might not be completely-

……当你记笔记的时候，这样写可能不太对。

... correct on, when you're typing it in your notes.

我很好奇，Michelle，我发现自己会说“any place”，这可能跟我的地方口音有关。

And I'm curious, Michelle, I find myself saying any place, which might be more about my regional dialect.

我知道这语法上没错，但你经常听到别人说“any place”而不是“anywhere”吗？

I know it's not grammatically incorrect, but do you hear that a lot, someone saying any place instead of anywhere?

我会说：“我们去个安静的地方吧。”

I would be like, "Let's go any place quiet."

你想去哪里？

"Where do you want to go?"

哦，随便哪里。

"Oh, any place."

对，我觉得更多是说“anywhere”，至少在我那边是这样。

Yeah, I would say it's more anywhere, at least where I am.

有意思。

Interesting.

我很好奇。

I'm curious.

不过“any place”听起来挺可爱的。

But any place is kind of cute.

我喜欢。

I like it.

我也喜欢，而且我意识到，在我老家那边，我们更常这么说。

I like it, too, and I'm realizing, I think where I'm from, we say that even more.

所以你会听到的。

So you're going to hear it.

两种说法都没错。

Neither are wrong.

我相信这两个词都在词典里。

I'm sure they're both in the dictionary.

这完全是关于地方方言，以及人们习惯听到和使用的不同词汇。

This is all about regional dialects and the different words that people are used to hearing and used to using.

是的，完全正确。

Yes, exactly.

好的。

All right.

那么，我们来做个角色扮演，把这些都混在一起怎么样？

So, shall we do a role play and mix this all up?

来吧。

Let's do it.