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動詞 “hear” 和 “listen” 都可以描述 “聽” 這個動作，但它們的用法卻不同，所以不能互換使用。哪個詞可以表達 “聽音樂” 的 “聽”？哪個詞的意思是 “聽到聲音”？聽主持人 Roy 的講解，學習 “hear” 和 “listen” 之間的區別。

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Hi! I'm Roy, and today I'm going to tell you the difference between two words that are often confused: hear and listen.

Hear is the verb we use to talk about the ability. It doesn't mean that we want to hear something. It's about sounds coming to our ears.

I can hear the air conditioning. It doesn't mean that I want to hear it, but I can.

The verb listen is often followed by the preposition 'to'. We use this verb when we're paying attention or focusing on sounds.

I hope you're listening to me. That means I hope you're paying attention.

Compare these two sentences:
I can hear some music (somewhere).
I am listening to some music. I'm listening to a song that I want to listen to.

Anyway, I've got to go. I can hear my boss calling me.

用法總結

1. 動詞 “hear” 描述的是 “可以聽到” 的能力，表示聲音進入耳朵是無意識的動作，與這個人的意愿無關。

• I can hear the air conditioning. 
• I can hear my boss calling me.
• He heard something and woke up.

2. 動詞 “listen” 強調有意識的 “去聽，注意聽”，或 “傾聽”，后常接介詞 “to”。

• I hope you're listening to me.
• Listen! Who's there?
• You should listen to your parents.

3. 對比下面兩個句子，記憶 “hear” 和 “listen” 的含義和用法。

• I can hear some music.  （我能聽見有音樂聲）
• I am listening to some music.  （我在聽我想聽的音樂）