询问“情况”的常用句型■崔长平 河南遂平一高(463100)在日常交流中,经常会遇到询问情况的场合,现将几种常见说法归类如下:①Whatabout…?与Howabout…?用来询问别人的情况,打探消息或者提出建议征求对方的
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等。介词about后面可以接用名词、代词或动名词(包括动名词复合结构)。Howaboutacupoftea?Whataboutyou?Whataboutwatchingabasketballmatchtogether?②Whatbe…like?与What…looklike?一般用于询问天气情况或者人的内在或外在特征(外貌特征、品质特征等等)。What…looklike?一般只用来询问外在特征。---Whatistheweatherliketoday?---Itiscloudy.---Whatisshelike?/Whatdoesshelooklike?---Sheislikehermother,beautifulandtall.---Whatisthegirllike?---Sheiskindandhonest.---Whatistheyoungmanlike?/Whatdoestheyoungmanlooklike?---Heistallandthin,withblondehairandblueeyes.■如果句子的主语是事物时,则是询问事物的外在特征、基本特点或者详细情况。对下列句子的划线部分进行提问时,皆可使用whatis/are…like?Thetreesareverytall.Theyardissquarewithmanyflowersinit.Theteaisverysweet.■注意:在有些情况下,用howbe…?与whatbe…like?差别并不大,二者可以换用。在这种情况下,句子的主语往往是一些这样的词,它们本身具有经常变化的含义。TheclimateisquitemildinHenanprovince.→WhatistheclimatelikeinHenanprovince?→HowistheclimateinHenanprovince?Thingsaregoodwithme.→Whatarethingslikewithyou?→Howarethingswithyou?ThelifeintheArmyisveryinteresting.→WhatisthelifelikeintheArmy?→HowisthelifeintheArmy?■但即使在这种情况下,还是有些细微差别:whatbe…like?询问的是一般情况,多是静态;howbe…?则是询问变化了的情况或“人”的身体状况。HowisMary? Howareyou? Howisyourmother?③Howareyougettingalong/onwith…?用来询问别人的工作、学习等的进展情况或者与人相处的情况。Howareyougettingalongwithyourstudiesrecently?“Howaretheweaversgettingonwiththecloth?”theEmperorasked.Howareyougettingalongwithyournewclassmates?④Whatdoyouthinkof/about…?用来询问对某人或某事物的看法、意见、观点等。WhatdoyouthinkaboutthespeechmadebyMr.Smith?Whatdoyouthinkofthefilm?Whatdoyouthinkaboutmywork?⑤Howdoyoulike/find…?用来询问对某人或某事物的看法、意见、观点或者喜欢程度。HowdoyoulikethecolorTVsetwhichwasboughtbyme?Howdoyoufindthepaintings?