各種各樣的問題
◎這是什么味兒? What's that smell?
*完全不清楚時。
What's that smell? (這是什么味兒?)
Oh, no! Something's burning. (噢，不好!是什么糊了吧。)
= I wonder what that smell is?
= I wonder where that smell is coming from?
◎什么聲音? What's that noise?
What's that noise? (什么聲音?)
It's my alarm clock. (是我的鬧鐘的聲音。)
◎這是排什么的隊? What is this line for?
What is this line for? (這是排什么的隊?)
I have no idea. (我也不知道。)
Why are people lined up? (人們?yōu)槭裁磁抨?)
◎打什么鬼主意呢?(你忙什么呢?) What are you up to?
*up to “就某事有……企圖”、“打……的壞主意”、“從事……”。
What are you up to tonight? (你今天晚上忙什么?)
Why should I tell you? (我干嗎非得告訴你不可?)
What's going on? (是什么呀?)
◎我可以問一個問題嗎? May I ask you a question?
May I ask you a question? (我可以問一個問題嗎?)
Sure, what is it? (當然，什么問題?)
◎“drowsy”是什么意思? What does “drowsy” mean?
What does “drowsy” mean? (“drowsy”是什么意思?)
It means “sleepy.” (“drowsy”表示“犯困”。)
◎這是什么? What's this? What's this? (這是什么?)
It's a foldable bed. (這是折疊床。)
◎那是什么? What's that?
◎這是誰的? Who does this belong to?
= Whose is this?
= To whom does this belong?
◎哪一個? Which one?
That's my car. (那是我的車。)
Which one? (哪輛?)
◎這叫什么? What's it called?
What's it called? (這叫什么?)
It's called tempura. (這叫“天麩羅”。)
= What do you call it?
◎這是什么禮物? What did you get for me?
*這種說法不只限于送禮物時。還有“你給我買什么了?”、“你給我?guī)裁磥砹?”等的語感。
What did you get for me? (是什么禮物?)
I got you a doll. (我給你買了一個娃娃。)
◎去哪兒呀? Where are you headed?
*比較隨便的口語說法。
Where are you headed? (去哪兒?)
Home. (回家。)
= Where are you going?
= Where are you off to?
◎比如說? For example?
= For instance?
◎隔多長時間? How often?
*“隔幾分鐘來一趟車”或者“隔多長時間打一次網球”等用于詢問時間的間隔時。
How often should I take this medicine? (這藥一天吃幾次?)
Five times a day. (一天5次。)
= How frequently?
◎U.S.A.是什么的縮寫? What does USA stand for?
What does USA stand for? (U.S.A.是什么的縮寫?)
It stands for the United States of America. (它是United States of America的縮寫。)
◎多長? How long?
*詢問距離、尺寸時間的長短，聽到這樣的提問，對方以具體數(shù)字回答。
How long have you dated her? (你和她交往了多長時間?)
About four years. (大概4年吧。)
How long is her hair? (她的頭發(fā)有多長?)
Very long. (很長。)*不能用具體數(shù)字回答時，也可以用類似very long這樣的話來回答。
◎多早? How early?
How early should we leave? (咱們多早出發(fā)合適?)
Let's leave at 7∶30 am. (早晨7∶30吧。)*用How表示問“多……”的說法還有以下幾種。
How short? (多短?)
How fast? (多快?)
How far? (多遠?)
How quickly? (多快的速度?)
How slowly? (［速度、動作］多慢?)
How soon? (［時間/期間］多快?)
How late? (［時間/時刻］多晚?)
How much? (［不可數(shù)］多少?)
How many? (［可數(shù)］多少?)
How big/large? (多大?)
How small/little? (多小?)
◎暑假什么時候開始? When does summer break start?
When does summer break start? (暑假什么時候開始?)
On July 25th. (7月25號。)
◎開學典禮是哪天? When was the opening ceremony?
When was the opening ceremony? (開學典禮是哪天?)
January 8th. (1月8日。)
◎你知道這個生詞的意思嗎? Do you know the meaning of this word?
◎這個詞怎么發(fā)音? How do you pronounce this word?
How do you pronounce this word? (這個詞怎么發(fā)音?)
Climb. The “b” is silent.
◎A和B之間有什么區(qū)別? What's the difference between A and B?
What's the difference between A and B? (A和B之間有什么區(qū)別?)
They're about the same. (它們幾乎相同。)
◎這是什么味兒? What's that smell?
*完全不清楚時。
What's that smell? (這是什么味兒?)
Oh, no! Something's burning. (噢，不好!是什么糊了吧。)
= I wonder what that smell is?
= I wonder where that smell is coming from?
◎什么聲音? What's that noise?
What's that noise? (什么聲音?)
It's my alarm clock. (是我的鬧鐘的聲音。)
◎這是排什么的隊? What is this line for?
What is this line for? (這是排什么的隊?)
I have no idea. (我也不知道。)
Why are people lined up? (人們?yōu)槭裁磁抨?)
◎打什么鬼主意呢?(你忙什么呢?) What are you up to?
*up to “就某事有……企圖”、“打……的壞主意”、“從事……”。
What are you up to tonight? (你今天晚上忙什么?)
Why should I tell you? (我干嗎非得告訴你不可?)
What's going on? (是什么呀?)
◎我可以問一個問題嗎? May I ask you a question?
May I ask you a question? (我可以問一個問題嗎?)
Sure, what is it? (當然，什么問題?)
◎“drowsy”是什么意思? What does “drowsy” mean?
What does “drowsy” mean? (“drowsy”是什么意思?)
It means “sleepy.” (“drowsy”表示“犯困”。)
◎這是什么? What's this? What's this? (這是什么?)
It's a foldable bed. (這是折疊床。)
◎那是什么? What's that?
◎這是誰的? Who does this belong to?
= Whose is this?
= To whom does this belong?
◎哪一個? Which one?
That's my car. (那是我的車。)
Which one? (哪輛?)
◎這叫什么? What's it called?
What's it called? (這叫什么?)
It's called tempura. (這叫“天麩羅”。)
= What do you call it?
◎這是什么禮物? What did you get for me?
*這種說法不只限于送禮物時。還有“你給我買什么了?”、“你給我?guī)裁磥砹?”等的語感。
What did you get for me? (是什么禮物?)
I got you a doll. (我給你買了一個娃娃。)
◎去哪兒呀? Where are you headed?
*比較隨便的口語說法。
Where are you headed? (去哪兒?)
Home. (回家。)
= Where are you going?
= Where are you off to?
◎比如說? For example?
= For instance?
◎隔多長時間? How often?
*“隔幾分鐘來一趟車”或者“隔多長時間打一次網球”等用于詢問時間的間隔時。
How often should I take this medicine? (這藥一天吃幾次?)
Five times a day. (一天5次。)
= How frequently?
◎U.S.A.是什么的縮寫? What does USA stand for?
What does USA stand for? (U.S.A.是什么的縮寫?)
It stands for the United States of America. (它是United States of America的縮寫。)
◎多長? How long?
*詢問距離、尺寸時間的長短，聽到這樣的提問，對方以具體數(shù)字回答。
How long have you dated her? (你和她交往了多長時間?)
About four years. (大概4年吧。)
How long is her hair? (她的頭發(fā)有多長?)
Very long. (很長。)*不能用具體數(shù)字回答時，也可以用類似very long這樣的話來回答。
◎多早? How early?
How early should we leave? (咱們多早出發(fā)合適?)
Let's leave at 7∶30 am. (早晨7∶30吧。)*用How表示問“多……”的說法還有以下幾種。
How short? (多短?)
How fast? (多快?)
How far? (多遠?)
How quickly? (多快的速度?)
How slowly? (［速度、動作］多慢?)
How soon? (［時間/期間］多快?)
How late? (［時間/時刻］多晚?)
How much? (［不可數(shù)］多少?)
How many? (［可數(shù)］多少?)
How big/large? (多大?)
How small/little? (多小?)
◎暑假什么時候開始? When does summer break start?
When does summer break start? (暑假什么時候開始?)
On July 25th. (7月25號。)
◎開學典禮是哪天? When was the opening ceremony?
When was the opening ceremony? (開學典禮是哪天?)
January 8th. (1月8日。)
◎你知道這個生詞的意思嗎? Do you know the meaning of this word?
◎這個詞怎么發(fā)音? How do you pronounce this word?
How do you pronounce this word? (這個詞怎么發(fā)音?)
Climb. The “b” is silent.
◎A和B之間有什么區(qū)別? What's the difference between A and B?
What's the difference between A and B? (A和B之間有什么區(qū)別?)
They're about the same. (它們幾乎相同。)