A：Would you copy these papers?
      能帮我复印一下这份材料吗?

B：This copy machine doesn’t work.
      复印机有毛病了。

A：I think it ran out of paper.
      我想复印机是没纸了。

A：How do I go about (taking it out/ applying/ signing up)?
      我如何（获得/申请/报名）？

these的近义词

B：Just fill out these fomp3s and we’ll get back to you.
      填这些表格，我们会和你联系。

these

A：Why do you want to take these courses?
      你为何想报读这些课程？

B：I want to become certified in (computer programming/ first aid/ child education).
      我想获得（电脑编程/急救/儿童教育）方面的合格证书。

1. （用于名词词组前，指代已提及的人或事物）这些
    You use these at the beginning of noun groups to refer to someone or something that you have already mentioned or identified.

    e.g. Switch to an interest-paying current account and stay in credit. Most banks and larger building societies now offer these accounts...
           转成付息的活期存款账户，并保持账上有余额。多数银行和较大的购房互助会现在都能开立这种账户。
    e.g. A steering committee has been formed. These people can make decisions in ten minutes which would usually take us months.
           已经成立了一个指导委员会。我们通常要几个月才能决定的事，这些人在 10 分钟内就能作出决定。

2. (引出将要提及的人或事物)这些
    You use these to introduce people or things that you are going to talk about.

    e.g. Your camcorder should have these basic features: autofocus, playback facility, zoom lens...
           你的便携式摄像机应该具备以下基本功能：自动聚焦、回放功能、变焦镜头。
    e.g. If you're converting your loft, these addresses will be useful.
           你要是打算改造阁楼，这些地址会派上用场。

3. (口语中用来引出故事中的人或物)一些
    In spoken English, people use these to introduce people or things into a story.

    e.g. I was on my own and these fellows came along towards me...
           我正一个人走着，一些家伙朝我走过来。
    e.g. She used to make all these chocolate puddle puddings, you know, with the sauce underneath and all this sort of thing.
           她过去喜欢做巧克力夹心布丁，你知道吧，就是里面有巧克力酱之类的东西的。

4. 这些，他们(用以说明或询问身份)
    You use these when you are identifying someone or asking about their identity.

these的反义词

    e.g. These are my children.
           这些都是我的孩子。

5. 这些(指离自己近的人或物，尤指所触碰或指向的人或物)
    You use these to refer to people or things that are near you, especially when you touch them or point to them.

    e.g. What I try to do in putting these pictures up here is to show how varied children are in solving the problem...
           我把这些图片挂在这儿的目的是想展示一下孩子们解决这个问题的方法是多么千差万别。
    e.g. These scissors are awfully heavy.
           这把剪刀重得要命。

6. 这些(用于指代认为谈话对象了解具体所指的事物，或确认双方所想的是相同的人或物)
    You use these when you refer to something which you expect the person you are talking to to know about, or when you are checking that you are both thinking of the same person or thing.

    e.g. You know these last few months when we've been expecting it to warm up a little bit?...
           你知道最近这几个月我们一直盼望着天能暖和一点吧？
    e.g. You know these funny cigarettes I smoke?
           你了解我抽的这些味道怪异的香烟吧？

7. 目前;如今;这些日子
    You use these in the expression these days to mean 'at the present time'.

    e.g. Living in Bootham these days can be depressing...
           如今住在布萨姆会让人心情抑郁。
    e.g. Trying to make it as a single parent raising your children would be the main concern to me these days.
           我现在最关心的事情就是作为一个单亲家长，努力把自己的孩子抚养长大。