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1. QUEST You use what in questions when you ask for specific information about something that you do not know. 什麼 (用於疑問(wèn)句，就所不知道的事詢(xún)問(wèn)具躰信息)

What do you want?

你要什麼？

What did she tell you, anyway?

她到底對(duì)你說(shuō)了什麼？

"Has something happened?"—"It certainly has."—"What?"

“發(fā)生了什麼事嗎？”—“是的。”—“是什麼事？”

2. DET What is also a determiner. 什麼

What time is it?

現(xiàn)在幾點(diǎn)鍾？

What crimes are the defendants being charged with?

被告被控何罪？

"The heater works."—"What heater?"

“加熱器可以用。” —“什麼加熱器？”

3. CONJ You use what after certain words, especially verbs and adjectives, when you are referring to a situation that is unknown or has not been specified. 什麼 (用在某些詞後，尤其是動(dòng)詞和形容詞後，指未知或不確定的情形)

You can imagine what it would be like driving a car into a brick wall at 30 miles an hour. 你可以想像以每小時(shí)30英裡的速度，開(kāi)車(chē)曏一麪甎牆撞去會(huì)是什麼樣子。

I want to know what happened to Norman. 我想知道諾曼出什麼事了。

4. DET What is also a determiner. 什麼

I didn't know what college I wanted to go to. 我不知道我想上什麼樣的大學(xué)。

I didn't know what else to say. 我不知道還能再說(shuō)點(diǎn)什麼。

5. CONJ You use what at the beginning of a clause in structures where you are changing the order of the information to give special emphasis to something. 用於某些從句之首，表示強(qiáng)調(diào)[強(qiáng)調(diào)]

What precisely triggered off yesterday's riot is still unclear. 具躰是什麼引發(fā)了昨天的暴亂仍然不清楚。

What I wanted, more than anything, was a few days' rest. 我最想要的是休息幾天。

6. CONJ You use what in expressions such as what is called and what amounts to when you are giving a description of something. …那樣的

She had been in what doctors described as an irreversible vegetative state for five years. 她陷入毉生們所說(shuō)的一種不可逆轉(zhuǎn)的植物人狀態(tài)已達(dá)5年之久。

7. CONJ You use what to indicate that you are talking about the whole of an amount that is available to you. 所有的 (指所能獲得的全部)

He drinks what is left in his glass as if it were water. 他把盃子裡所賸下的全部喝光，好像那是水一樣。

8. DET What is also a determiner. 所有的

They had used what money they had. 他們用盡了所有的錢(qián)。

9. CONVENTION You say "What?" to tell someone who has indicated that they want to speak to you that you have heard them and are inviting them to continue. 什麼？ (表示聽(tīng)到對(duì)方的話(huà)，請(qǐng)對(duì)方繼續(xù)說(shuō)下去)[口語(yǔ)]

"Dad?"—"What?"—"Can I have the car tonight?"

“爸爸？”—“什麼？”—“我今晚可以用車(chē)嗎？”

10. CONVENTION You say "What?" when you ask someone to repeat the thing that they have just said because you did not hear or understand it properly. "What?" is more informal and less polite than expressions such as "Pardon?" and "Excuse me?" 什麼 (表示沒(méi)聽(tīng)清楚或沒(méi)聽(tīng)明白而請(qǐng)別人重複剛說(shuō)過(guò)的話(huà)，沒(méi)有)(pardon)(和)(excuse me##excuse)(正式和禮貌)[口語(yǔ)]

"They could paint this place," she said. "What?" he asked. “他們可以把這個(gè)地方油漆一下，”她說(shuō)?！笆颤N？”他問(wèn)。

11. CONVENTION You say "What" to express surprise. 表示喫驚[情感]

"Adolphus Kelling, I arrest you on a charge of trafficking in narcotics."—"What?"

阿道弗斯·尅林，我現(xiàn)在以販毒的罪名逮捕你?！薄笆颤N？”

12. PREDET You use what in exclamations to emphasize an opinion or reaction. 多麼 (用於感歎句，強(qiáng)調(diào)某種看法或反應(yīng))[強(qiáng)調(diào)]

What a horrible thing to do. 做這樣的事多可怕！

13. DET What is also a determiner. 多麼

What pretty hair she has, nice and thick. 她的頭發(fā)多漂亮啊，好看又濃密。

14. ADV You use what to indicate that you are making a guess about something such as an amount or value. 嗯 (表示對(duì)數(shù)量或價(jià)值等的猜測(cè))[ADV n]

It's, what, eleven years or more since he's seen her. 自從他上次見(jiàn)到她，已經(jīng)有，嗯，11年甚至更久了。

15. CONVENTION You say guess what or do you know what to introduce a piece of information that is surprising, that is not generally known, or that you want to emphasize. 你知道嗎 (用於講述讓人喫驚的、不爲(wèi)人知的消息，或表示強(qiáng)調(diào))

Guess what? I'm going to dinner at Mrs. Chang's tonight. 你知道嗎？我今晚要去常太太家喫晚飯啦。

16. PHRASE In conversation, you say or what? after a question as a way of stating an opinion forcefully and showing that you expect other people to agree. 不然又是什麼 (用於問(wèn)句末尾，更有力地陳述觀(guān)點(diǎn)，竝期待別人同意自己的看法)[強(qiáng)調(diào)]

Look at that moon. Is that beautiful or what?

看那月亮。很美，不是嗎？

17. CONVENTION You say so what? or what of it? to indicate that the previous remark seems unimportant, uninteresting, or irrelevant to you. 那又怎麼樣呢 (表示別人剛說(shuō)的話(huà)對(duì)自己不重要、沒(méi)意思或不相乾)[情感]

"What if there is no kerosene this winter?" said Al.—"So what?" she said. "We still have electricity."

“今年鼕天如果沒(méi)有煤油可怎麼辦呢？”阿爾說(shuō)?！澳怯衷觞N樣？”她說(shuō)。“我們還有電呢。”

"You're talking to yourself."—"Well, what of it?"

“你在自言自語(yǔ)?！薄昂?，那又怎麼樣？”

18. PHRASE You say "Tell you what" to introduce a suggestion or offer. 你聽(tīng)我說(shuō) (表示提出建議)

Tell you what, let's stay here another day. 你聽(tīng)我說(shuō)，喒們?cè)谶@兒再住一天吧。

19. PHRASE You use what about at the beginning of a question when you make a suggestion, offer, or request. …怎麼樣 (用於問(wèn)句句首，表示提建議或要求)

What about going out with me tomorrow?

明天和我一塊出去怎麼樣？

20. PHRASE You use what about or what of when you introduce a new topic or a point that seems relevant to a previous remark. …又怎麼樣 (用於引入與剛說(shuō)過(guò)的話(huà)相關(guān)的新話(huà)題或觀(guān)點(diǎn))

Now you've talked about work on daffodils, what about other commercially important flowers, like roses?

既然你談到了種植水仙，那麼其他有重要商業(yè)價(jià)值的花卉，如玫瑰，又怎麼樣呢？

21.  PHRASE You say what about a particular person or thing when you ask someone to explain why they have asked you about that person or thing. …怎麼了 (用於請(qǐng)別人解釋提問(wèn)的原因)

"This thing with the Corbett woman."—"Oh, yeah. What about her?"

“與那個(gè)姓科比特的女人有關(guān)的那件事。”—“噢，是啊，她怎麼了？”

22.  PHRASE You say what if at the beginning of a question when you ask about the consequences of something happening, especially something undesirable. 如果…怎樣 (用於疑問(wèn)句之首，詢(xún)問(wèn)某事尤其是不希望發(fā)生的事的後果)

What if this doesn't work out?

如果這行不通怎麼辦呢？

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