
were/wə:/,weren't/wə:nt/
We weren't going to make that mistake twice .
我们不能再重蹈覆辙。
She told him the knives weren't sharp .
她告诉他,这些刀都太钝。
Doctors weren't put off by all that publicity .
医生没有被那些宣传吓退。
They weren't learning to respect money .
他们没有学会节约用钱。
He knew we weren't crying wolf .
他知道,我们不是在谎报军情。
were读音是/wə:r/.
weren't是 were 和 not 的省略形式,读音是 /wə:nt/。