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Hi, Faith! How was your vacation?
嗨，费思！你的假期过得怎么样？
It was great! We went scuba diving. We saw a DJ who played A$AP Rocky and did a little laser show.
我假期过得很好！我们去潜水了。我们看到了一个DJ，他演奏了A$AP Rocky的歌曲，还表演了一场小型激光秀。
But we only stayed for 3 days.
但我们只待了3天。
We had to rush back, A.S.A.P so I could write more stories for VOA.
我们不得不尽快赶回去，这样我才能为美国之音写更多的报道。
That sounds like a fun time!
听起来像是一段有趣的时光！
And that reminds me of what we can talk about today! Abbreviations!
这让我想到了我们今天要谈论的内容！缩略语！
Abbreviations use letters in place of words.
缩略语用字母代替单词。
There are two types of abbreviations: acronyms and initialisms.
缩略语有两种：首字母组合词和首字母缩略词。
We use the first letter of each word to create the acronym or initialism.
我们使用每个单词的第一个字母来创建首字母缩略词。
Acronyms are said as a whole word, and initialisms are read as the alphabet letter or initial of each word.
首字母组合词是作为一个完整的单词来读的，而首字母缩略词是读每个单词的字母或首字母。
In your story, you used 6 abbreviations.
在你刚才讲述的故事中，你使用了6个缩略词。
Scuba and laser are acronyms that have become very common.
Scuba和laser是非常常见的首字母组合词。
Scuba: Self-contained underwater breathing apparatus.
Scuba是Self-contained underwater breathing apparatus（水肺潜水）的缩写形式。
Laser: Light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation.
Laser是Light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation（激光）的缩写形式。
You also mentioned the DJ.
你还提到了DJ。
That is an initialism for "disc jockey" or someone who plays recorded music.
这是“disc jockey音乐节目主持人（即唱片播放员）”的首字母缩写形式。
The rapper, A$AP Rocky has an acronym in his name.
说唱歌手A$AP Rocky的名字中有一个首字母组合词。
In this context, "A$AP" means "Always Strive And Prosper."
在这种情况下，“A$AP”的意思是“永远奋斗和繁荣”。
ASAP also has another meaning "as soon as possible."
ASAP还有另一个意思：“尽快”。
It can be read as either: ASAP or A.S.A.P.
它可以被读为：ASAP或A.S.A.P.
And that's Everyday Grammar TV.
以上就是今天的《每日语法》。
