What do you think this abbreviation means? MIA.

你知道这个缩略词是什么意思吗？MIA。

But in this context I'm just going to read an abridged version of those texts.

天时间有限，我只能读缩略的版本。

The end of the abbreviation get stressed.

缩略形式的末尾被重读。

We usually make this shorter when we speak.

我们说话时通常会缩略。

There are many ways, such as shortening.

有很多方法，例如缩略。

We're going to look at double contractions.

我们来看看双重缩略语。

There are several more contractions like this.

还有几个像这样的缩略词。

So you will not see contractions in the passages and you will not be tested on contractions.

所以你不会在文章中看到缩略形式，并不会察缩略形式。

MIA is an abbreviation for missing in action.

MIA是“军事行动中消失”短语的缩略词。

That's fine to use a contraction there.

在这里使用缩略形式是可以的。

We also have some new English acronyms.

我们还有一些新的英文缩略词。

You're on your own for an acronym here.

你只能自己用缩略词来记忆了。

SLS is short for Space Launch System.

SLS是太空发射系统的缩略语。

See what I did there? Explaining acronyms?

看到了吗？我就在解释缩略词。

OK, so those were the negative contractions.

好了，这些就是否定式的缩略形式。

A contraction is when we shorten a word or phrase.

缩略形式是指我们缩短一个单词或短语。

We're going to talk about what these contractions mean, and how to pronounce them.

我们将谈谈什么是缩略词以及该如何发音。

But it was the acronyms that nearly did them in.

但是真正难住他们的是那些首字母缩略词。

Don't worry, we're going to discuss all of that today and you will end up knowing your contractions 100%.

别担心，我们天要讨论所有的缩略形式，你们最后会100%了解缩略形式。

Another way to use vague language is when shortening a list.

模糊语言的另一个用法就是用于缩略一长串内容。