And there is only one apostrophe.

而且只有一个撇号。

All right, so when you add the apostrophe " s" , right?

这时你会加上 's，对吧？

I'm gonna add an apostrophe s.

我要加上撇号 s。

Certain pronouns already have possession built in and don't need an apostrophe.

一些代名词已经是“所有”时就不需要撇号。

The last punctuation mark we are going to talk about today is the apostrophe.

我们今天要讲的最一个是撇号。

An apostrophe is used to show possession.

撇号被示所有。

The apostrophe -s after " America" shows possession.

America的撇号和s示所有。

Do you get upset, annoyed or angry if you see punctuation being used incorrectly- particularly apostrophes?

如果你看到标点符号——尤其是撇号被错误地使，你会感到郁闷或生气吗？

The apostrophe is placed before the 's'.

撇号放在了“s”之前。

The word 'apostrophe' itself-which language does it come from?

“撇号”这个词本身——它自哪种语言？

To make most nouns possessive we add apostrophe 's'.

为了使大多数名词成为所有形式，我们会加撇号 s。

And the apostrophe shows that these letters have been skipped.

并且单引号显示这些字母已被跳过。

And you'll notice-very simple-all of them are just apostrophe " d" .

然你会注意到——非常简单——他们都只是加了个撇号和字母d。

I'm also going to focus on contractions that have apostrophes.

我还将关注带有撇号的缩写。

Well, we just add apostrophe S.

加上省字符和S就可以了。

It's confusing because the apostrophe 's' can indicate a possessive form.

之所以很容易混淆，是因为撇号 s 可以示所有形式。

They don't walk like ordinary dogs, but leap and somersault like an apostrophe and comma.

它们不是像平常的狗那么走路，而是一蹦一跳，翻着筋斗前进，像一个撇号和一个逗号。

Apostrophes follow loads of rules and I see them misused all of the time.

省字符的法很多，我总会看到有人会错。

They say that the emergence of text messaging is killing off commas, colons and apostrophes.

他们说短信的出现扼杀了逗号、冒号和省略号。

And then finally, I'll show you some extra miscellaneous contractions using apostrophes as well.

最，讲解一下使省字符的其余不同情况。