we're is the short form of 'we are'. It covers everything 'we are' does: who we are ('We're students'), where we are ('We're at the station'), how we feel ('We're tired'), and what we are doing right now ('We're eating').

we're is the short form of 'we are' we're是'we are'的縮寫。It covers everything 'we are' does凡是'we are'能做的事它都能做：who we are ('We're students')說我們是誰（「We're students.」我們是學生），where we are ('We're at the station')說我們在哪裡（「We're at the station.」我們在車站），how we feel ('We're tired')說我們感覺怎樣（「We're tired.」我們很累），and what we are doing right now ('We're eating')還有說我們現在正在做什麼（「We're eating.」我們正在吃）。

As with all contractions, this is the normal form in speech and in friendly writing; the full 'we are' sounds either formal or emphatic.

As with all contractions就像所有的縮寫一樣，this is the normal form in speech and in friendly writing這是口語和親切的書寫裡正常的形式；the full 'we are' sounds either formal or emphatic完整的'we are'聽起來不是正式就是特別強調。

One thing to know: you cannot use the short form at the end of a sentence when the 'are' is doing the heavy lifting. 'Yes, we are.' is right; 'Yes, we're.' is wrong. Contractions need something to lean on.

One thing to know有一件事要知道：you cannot use the short form at the end of a sentence你不能在句尾用縮寫形式 when the 'are' is doing the heavy lifting當這個'are'要獨自扛起整句意思的時候。'Yes, we are.' is right「Yes, we are.」是對的；'Yes, we're.' is wrong「Yes, we're.」是錯的。Contractions need something to lean on縮寫需要有東西可以依靠。

Pronunciation is the real trouble: we're is one syllable, /wɪə/ in British English or /wɪr/ in American — it sounds close to 'weir' or, for many Americans, almost like 'wear'. It does not sound like 'we are' said fast, and it definitely does not sound like 'were', which is the past tense of 'be'.

Pronunciation is the real trouble發音才是真正麻煩的地方：we're is one syllable we're只有一個音節，/wɪə/ in British English or /wɪr/ in American英式發音是/wɪə/，美式是/wɪr/——it sounds close to 'weir'聽起來很接近'weir'（水壩），or, for many Americans, almost like 'wear'對很多美國人來說幾乎像'wear'（穿）。It does not sound like 'we are' said fast它聽起來不像'we are'講快一點，and it definitely does not sound like 'were'也絕對不像'were'，which is the past tense of 'be'也就是'be'的過去式。