I popped round to Mum's this afternoon, but she wasn't in. 我今天下午去了妈妈家，但是她没在家。

【注意】：如果 –'s 前的人名是典型的希腊语名字或是名人/著名建筑，通常后面只加（'）而不加s。

Dickens' novels 狄更斯的小说

St Giles' Cathedral 圣·吉尔斯大教堂

7. 其他用法

(1) 短语后加 –'s 表示所属关系

My next-door neighbour's dog was barking away like mad.

John and Cath's house was on TV last night.

(2) 不定代词后加 –'s 表示所属关系

Is this anybody's pencil case?

It's nobody's fault but mine.

(3) each other后加 –'s 表示所属关系

We're getting used to each other's habits. 我们渐渐熟悉了彼此的习惯。

We kept forgetting each other's names. 我们总是记不清对方的名字。

二、字母和数字使用中撇号的用法

1. 撇号（'）用在两位数字前表示年份或年代

French students rioted in '68. （'68即1968年）

He worked as a schoolteacher during the '60s and early '90s. （'60s/'90s即60年代/90年代）

2. 字母或数字后加 –'s 表示复数

字母或数字的复数需要在其后添加 –'s 增加可读性

Mind your p's and q's. （习语）注意言行。

His 2's look a bit like 7's. 他的2写得像7。

She got straight A's in her exams. 她考试得了全A。

三、缩写

撇号（'）可以表示某个或某些字母在书写时被省略，常用语助动词的省略形式。

be的缩写形式：I'm (am), we /you/they're (are), he/she/it/one's (is)

have的缩写形式：I/we/they've (have), he/she/it/one's (has), I/we/you/he/she/it/one/they'd (had)

would的缩写形式：I/we/you/he/she/it/one/they'd (would)

not的缩写形式：aren’t, isn't, haven't, hasn't

★关于 's 和 'd 的区分方法

1. 如果's后跟动词的 -ing 形式，则's是is的缩写。

He’s going to Ibiza for his holidays.

2. 如果's后跟形容词或名词短语，则's是is的缩写。

She’s nervous about meeting my parents.

3. 如果's后跟动词的过去分词，'s可能是is，表示被动语态。

It’s often said that rock stars are frustrated actors.

如果's后跟动词的过去分词，'s可能是has，表示现在完成时。

It’s been ages since we last saw you.

4. 如果's后跟动词got，则's是has的缩写。

She’s got two brothers and one sister.

It’s got everything you could want.

5. 如果'd后跟动词的过去分词，则'd是had的缩写。

I’d raced against him before, but never in a marathon.

6. 如果'd后跟动词原型，则'd是would的缩写。

I’d give up now, if I were you.

7. 如果'd后的词是rather或better，则'd是would的缩写。

We’d better go home soon.

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