(1)他(她，它)們(persons，animals or things last mentioned)(用作v的主語)：“Where are John and Mary?” “T～went for a walk.” “約翰和瑪麗哪兒去了?”“他們?nèi)ド⒉搅??！?Don't eat the cakes;～are for the visitors. 別吃蛋糕，那是給客人們的。
(2)(非正式場(chǎng)合代替he or she)(usu used to refer to someone，anyone，etc;used instead of he or she when the person's sex is unknown)：If anyone does that，～are to be severely punished. 如果有人要那樣做，肯定會(huì)受到嚴(yán)厲的懲罰。
(3)人們(people in general)：Whatever～say，I'll do it. 不管人們說什么，我都要做這件事。T～say he is rich.據(jù)說他很富有。
【說明】they的物主代詞為their，they的賓格為them。