只要想用英語提問,What和How幾乎是避不開的一對“好基友”。What’s your name? How are you這種超常見的問句就不提了,我們今天要學(xué)點(diǎn)很常見,但大家又不那么熟悉的用法。
對象是人
How is your brother???? (詢問健康狀況)
What is your brother like??????? (詢問性格特點(diǎn))
對象是物
What was the journey like?
How was the journey?
這兩個(gè)句子都可以表示對某事/某物的看法、評價(jià),但How……? 一般單獨(dú)使用(eg: How are your foreign language skills?? 你的外語水平如何?)What……則多作為賓語成分用于一個(gè)句子中(eg: You can see what the college is like for yourself and apply if
you'd like. 你可以自己上網(wǎng)看看這是所什么樣的大學(xué),如果愿意的話,也可以在網(wǎng)上申請。)
現(xiàn)在大家都會(huì)經(jīng)常玩知乎,肯定會(huì)時(shí)不時(shí)看到這樣的問題:減肥成功是一種什么樣的體驗(yàn)?有一個(gè)帥氣/漂亮的男/女朋友是一種怎樣的體驗(yàn)?諸如此類。那這種“……是一種怎樣的體驗(yàn)”的句式用英語怎么表達(dá)呢?參考知乎的美國“老師”Quora就能發(fā)現(xiàn),老外用的正是What is it like to do sth?
eg:?What is it like to work at McKinsey????????????????????????????????????
????? What is it like to have a beautiful wife??????????????????????????????????????
????? What is it like to answer 4000 questions on Quora?
關(guān)于“問意見”還有兩個(gè)句型
What do you like about it?? (詢問具體細(xì)節(jié))
How do you like it????? (詢問大概意見)
eg: How does he like Dartmouth? 他覺得達(dá)特茅斯學(xué)院怎么樣?
How did you like the orientation session today? 今天的迎新晚會(huì),你感覺如何?
如果想問某人目前的生活狀況,可以說:How are things going with Jeff? 杰夫現(xiàn)在怎么樣?
How do/would you like it?? 還有一個(gè)特殊用法需要記住。比如在餐廳或咖啡館,服務(wù)生想詢問顧客對咖啡或某道菜的要求,就可以這么說。
A: I’llhave a coffee, please.
B: How do/would you like it?
A: Milk, no sugar.
