(一)、W5H1究竟是什么?
1. Who 询问人物时 (WHO is only used when referring to people.)
举例:Who governs this country? (谁统治这个国家?)
2. Where 询问地点时 (WHERe is used when referring to a place or location.)
举例:Where do you intend to go this summer? (今年夏天你准备到哪儿去?)
3. When 询问时间时 (WHEN is used to refer to a time or an occasion.)
举例:When did you get married? (你是什么时候结婚的?)
4. Why 询问原因时 (WHY is used to obtain an explanation or a reason.)
举例:Why do you keep silent? (你为什么不吭声?)
5. What 询问特定的资讯时 (WHAT is used to refer to specific information.)
举例:What crimes are the defendants being charged with? (被告被控何罪?)
6. Which 提供多种可能性让他人做选择时 (WHICH is used when a choice needs to be made.)
※注:如果问句并非在某特定项目群体中做选择,可以使用What
例句:
Mary: My aunt gave me some money for my birthday. I’m going to take it with me to the mall.
John: What are you going to buy with it?
Mary: I haven’t decided yet.
7. How: 多用在询问”方法” (HOW is used to describe the manner that something is done.)
a. How much 多用于询问数量或价格,后接不可数名词(uncountable nouns)
b. How many 多用于询问数量,后接可数名词 refers to a quantity (countable nouns)
※也可以用来询问时间的长短:How many + minutes, hours, days, weeks, months, years
c. How often 询问频率
d. How far 询问距离
e. How long 询问时间的长短
(二)、附加问句好好用:
附加问句是个加在句尾、含有助动词的问句,是为了要确认发问者的想法是正确的,很像中文的”不是吗”?
小撇步:若主要动词为肯定,附加问句则为否定,反之亦然!
例句:You know Bob Wilson, don’t you? 这里的主要句子为肯定句(你知道Bob Wilson吧!),因此附加问句就是否定(不是吗?
例句:Jerry can’t speak Chinese, can she? 这里的主要句子为否定句(Jerry不会说中文),附加问句就变成肯定(是吗?)
(三)、请求允许与帮忙
May I / Could I:用于礼貌的问句,是为了请求对方的允许或同意。
例句:May I speak with your daughter? (我可以同你的女儿谈话吗?)
例句:In fact, could I ask you for the recipe? (事实上,我能向你要这道菜的食谱吗?)
Would you, Could you, Will you, Can you 用在礼貌的请求─请求对方合作或帮忙。
※ Can的问句比较不正式!
※ 不可以用May + you,这可是很不礼貌的!
例句:Would you like to go for a walk with us? (你愿意跟我们去散散步吗?)
例句:Could you drop off the books at the library? (你能把这些书顺便还给图书馆吗?)
例句:Will you dance with me? (你愿意和我跳舞吗?)
(四)、实用问句大补充
1. How’s it going? / How are you doing? / How are you getting alone? 最近还好吗?
2. Where are you heading / going? 常用在打完招呼后
3. What do you do? / What do you do for a living? 你是做什么的?
※ 注意:一般不会说成”What’s your job?”
4. What company do you work for? 你在哪一家公司上班?
5. What’s your line of business? 你在哪一个行业?
6. What are you studying? 你主修什么的?
7. What school did you go to? 你是在哪一个学校毕业的?
8. Could you do me a favor? / Could you give me a hand? 能不能帮我一个忙?
9. What brought you to Taiwan? 你为什么来台湾呢?
10 What do you like most in Taiwan? 你最喜欢台湾的什么?