I'm Alice Bryant, and these days I eat almost all of my meals at home.

我是愛麗絲-布萊恩特，這些天我幾乎所有的飯菜都在家裡吃。

So I cook more and I have, ah, lot of leftovers.

所以我做的飯菜比較多，我有啊，很多剩菜。

Sometimes the leftovers stay in the fridge too long.

有時候，剩菜剩飯在冰箱裡呆的時間太長。

This morning, for example, I was reaching for a container of oatmeal when my sister said I wouldn't eat that if I were you.

比如今天早上，我正拿著一盒燕麥粥，姐姐說如果我是你，就不會吃這個。

It's been sitting in the fridge for more than a week.

它已經在冰箱裡放了一個多星期了。

She was advising that I avoid the food because it was probably spoiled.

她建議我避免吃這些食物，因為它可能已經變質了。

There are a few kinds of warnings in English.

英語中的警告有幾種。

Some give direct commands, while others give indirect advice against doing something.

有的人直接下達命令，有的人則間接建議不要做某事。

Today we will look at one indirect warning.

今天我們就來看一個間接的警告。

I wouldn't if I were you.

如果我是你就不會

That's the one my sister used.

這是我姐姐用的那個。

It's a common way to indirectly tell someone not to do something.

這是一種常見的間接告訴別人不要做某事的方式。

Sometimes we shorten the phrase by removing the if clause like this, for example, I wouldn't work there.

有時候我們會像這樣去掉if子句來縮短這個短語，比如說，我不會在那裡工作。

I've heard bad things about the place.

我聽說過這個地方的壞事。

Other times in response to someone, we omit the action from the middle of the phrase like this.

另一些時候為了迴應某人，我們會像這樣省去中間的動作。

I was thinking of going to the beach this weekend.

我想這個週末去海邊。

I wouldn't if I were you.

如果我是你就不會

It'll be crowded.

會很擁擠的。

Now you try it.

現在你試試吧。

Warn someone against doing something, using the phrase I wouldn't if I were you.

警告別人不要做某件事，用 "如果我是你，我就不會 "這句話。

I'll go first.

我先走了。

I wouldn't miss the next grammar lesson if I were you, and that's everyday grammar.

如果我是你，我不會錯過下一堂文法課，那就是日常文法。