●敘述、詢問理由
◎為什么? Why?
I forgot to lock the door. (我忘了鎖門了。)
Why? (為什么?)
◎為什么? How come?
*比why?還要口語。
I didn't like the movie. (我不喜歡那部電影。)
How come? (為什么?)
◎你怎么會那么想呢? What makes you think that?
I think she's in love with you. (我想她愛上你了。)
What makes you think that? (你怎么會那么想呢?)
= Why do you say that?
= Why do you think that?
◎告訴我為什么。 Tell me why.
= What's the reason? (理由是什么?)
◎是怎么發(fā)生的? How did it happen?
My car broke down. (我的汽車出故障了。)
How did it happen? (是怎么回事?)
= How did that happen?
◎你干嗎要去做這種事呢? What are you doing this for?
*當(dāng)不明白對方為什么要做毫無理由的事情的時候使用。
= Why are you doing this?
= What's the reason you're doing this?
= Why are you doing something like this? (你干嗎要干這樣的事呢?)
◎你為什么干那樣的事呢? Why did you do that?
Why did you do that? (你為什么干那樣的事呢?)
I didn't know I wasn't supposed to. (我不知道不能這樣做。)
= What made you do that?
= Why did you do something like that?
= How could you?
= How could you do that?
◎是什么原因呢? What causes it?
*cause“成為……的原因”、“引起”。
The river is getting dirty. (那條河越來越臟。)
What causes it? (為什么會這樣呢?)
What causes it? (是什么原因?)
Air pollution. (由于空氣污染。)
= What is it caused by?
◎請給我解釋一下。 Explain it to me.
= You'd better start explaining.
◎為什么不行? Why not?
*在被對方否定時，反駁對方“為什么不行?”，還含有“當(dāng)然可以”、“同意”的意思。
You can't wear the red pants. (你不能穿那條紅褲子。)
Why not? They're my favorite. (為什么不能?這是我最喜歡的褲子。)
= Why can't I?
= Is there a reason? (有理由嗎?)
◎你怎么那么高興? What are you so happy about?
What are you so happy about? (你怎么那么高興?)
= It's a wonderful day. (今天是最棒的一天。)
= You seem especially happy today. (你今天顯得特別高興。)
= What makes you so happy? *更隨意的說法。
◎為了什么? What for?
I made this big box! (我做了個這么大的箱子。)
What for? (干什么用?)For what?
What is this for? (這個用來干嘛?)
◎為了誰? For who?
I bought this gift today. (今天我買了一份禮物。)
For who? (給誰買的?)
= Who is it for?
◎你旅行的目的是什么? What's the purpose of your visit?
*出境游時，邊防檢查官的問話。
What brought you here? (你為什么來這兒?)
◎沒有理由不讓做吧。 No reason not to.
Why do you want to do that? (你為什么想做那件事?)
No reason not to. (沒有理由不讓做吧。)
= Why not?
= What's wrong with it?
= Why shouldn't I?
◎你怎么在這兒? Why are you here?
*根據(jù)說話方式的不同，有時會讓對方聽起來不禮貌。
◎我告訴你為什么…… I'll tell you why...
= This is the reason why...
◎總之，是這么回事兒。 In brief, it's like this.
*比較隨便的說法，用在說出重點(diǎn)之前。雖然不是正式的說法，但可用于所有情況。
= In short, it's like this.
= In a word, it's like this.
= To sum up, it's like this.
◎它的由來是這樣的…… It started like this...
How did Edison make the light bulb? (愛迪生是怎樣發(fā)明燈泡的呢?)
It started like this... (它的由來是這樣的……)
= This is its history...
= This is the way it began...
◎原來如此! That's why!
*比較隨便的說法。
Why doesn't it work? (為什么不動呢?)
You have to turn it on first. (你得先打開開關(guān)。)
Oh, that's why! (哦，是這樣啊!)
◎所以…… That's why...
That's why I like her. (所以我喜歡她。)
I see. (我明白了。)
◎為什么? Why?
I forgot to lock the door. (我忘了鎖門了。)
Why? (為什么?)
◎為什么? How come?
*比why?還要口語。
I didn't like the movie. (我不喜歡那部電影。)
How come? (為什么?)
◎你怎么會那么想呢? What makes you think that?
I think she's in love with you. (我想她愛上你了。)
What makes you think that? (你怎么會那么想呢?)
= Why do you say that?
= Why do you think that?
◎告訴我為什么。 Tell me why.
= What's the reason? (理由是什么?)
◎是怎么發(fā)生的? How did it happen?
My car broke down. (我的汽車出故障了。)
How did it happen? (是怎么回事?)
= How did that happen?
◎你干嗎要去做這種事呢? What are you doing this for?
*當(dāng)不明白對方為什么要做毫無理由的事情的時候使用。
= Why are you doing this?
= What's the reason you're doing this?
= Why are you doing something like this? (你干嗎要干這樣的事呢?)
◎你為什么干那樣的事呢? Why did you do that?
Why did you do that? (你為什么干那樣的事呢?)
I didn't know I wasn't supposed to. (我不知道不能這樣做。)
= What made you do that?
= Why did you do something like that?
= How could you?
= How could you do that?
◎是什么原因呢? What causes it?
*cause“成為……的原因”、“引起”。
The river is getting dirty. (那條河越來越臟。)
What causes it? (為什么會這樣呢?)
What causes it? (是什么原因?)
Air pollution. (由于空氣污染。)
= What is it caused by?
◎請給我解釋一下。 Explain it to me.
= You'd better start explaining.
◎為什么不行? Why not?
*在被對方否定時，反駁對方“為什么不行?”，還含有“當(dāng)然可以”、“同意”的意思。
You can't wear the red pants. (你不能穿那條紅褲子。)
Why not? They're my favorite. (為什么不能?這是我最喜歡的褲子。)
= Why can't I?
= Is there a reason? (有理由嗎?)
◎你怎么那么高興? What are you so happy about?
What are you so happy about? (你怎么那么高興?)
= It's a wonderful day. (今天是最棒的一天。)
= You seem especially happy today. (你今天顯得特別高興。)
= What makes you so happy? *更隨意的說法。
◎為了什么? What for?
I made this big box! (我做了個這么大的箱子。)
What for? (干什么用?)For what?
What is this for? (這個用來干嘛?)
◎為了誰? For who?
I bought this gift today. (今天我買了一份禮物。)
For who? (給誰買的?)
= Who is it for?
◎你旅行的目的是什么? What's the purpose of your visit?
*出境游時，邊防檢查官的問話。
What brought you here? (你為什么來這兒?)
◎沒有理由不讓做吧。 No reason not to.
Why do you want to do that? (你為什么想做那件事?)
No reason not to. (沒有理由不讓做吧。)
= Why not?
= What's wrong with it?
= Why shouldn't I?
◎你怎么在這兒? Why are you here?
*根據(jù)說話方式的不同，有時會讓對方聽起來不禮貌。
◎我告訴你為什么…… I'll tell you why...
= This is the reason why...
◎總之，是這么回事兒。 In brief, it's like this.
*比較隨便的說法，用在說出重點(diǎn)之前。雖然不是正式的說法，但可用于所有情況。
= In short, it's like this.
= In a word, it's like this.
= To sum up, it's like this.
◎它的由來是這樣的…… It started like this...
How did Edison make the light bulb? (愛迪生是怎樣發(fā)明燈泡的呢?)
It started like this... (它的由來是這樣的……)
= This is its history...
= This is the way it began...
◎原來如此! That's why!
*比較隨便的說法。
Why doesn't it work? (為什么不動呢?)
You have to turn it on first. (你得先打開開關(guān)。)
Oh, that's why! (哦，是這樣啊!)
◎所以…… That's why...
That's why I like her. (所以我喜歡她。)
I see. (我明白了。)