【解答】what的用法
a
what是一个指事物的疑问词:
what
bird
is
that?那是什么鸟?
what
makes
that
noise?什么发出的噪音?
what
country
do
you
come
from?
你是哪国人?
what
did
he
say?
他说了什么?
b
what…for?意为“为什么”:
what
did
you
do
that
for?相当于:
why
did
you
do
that?
你为什么做那事?
c
what+be…like?要求对方进行描述,可以用于人或物:
—what
was
the
exam
like?
—这次考试怎么样?
—it
was
very
difficult.
—难极了。
—what
was
the
weather
like?
天气怎么样?
—it
was
very
windy.
—风很大。
—what’s
the
food
like
in
your
hostel?
—你们学生公寓的伙食怎么样?
—it’s
quite
good.
—还不错。
用于人时,既可指人的外表,也可指人的性格、品质:
he’s
short
and
fat
and
wears
glasses.
他个子不高,很胖,戴眼镜。
he’s
a
very
talkative,friendly
man.
他是一个非常健谈、和善的人。
what
does
he/she/it
look
like?仅指外表,也表示他/她/它像谁(什么):
—what
does
she
look
like?—她长什么样儿?
—she
is
tall
and
glamorous.she
looks
like
a
film
star.
—她个子很高,很有魅力。看上去像个电影明星。
—what
does
it
look
like?—它看上去什么样?
—it’s
black
and
shiny.it
looks
like
coal.—它黑而亮,看上去像煤。
d
what
is
he?表示他从事什么职业:
—what
is
his
father?
—他父亲是干什么的?
—he
is
a
tailor.
—他是个裁缝。
what作形容词时可用于指人,但不常见:what
students
are
you
talking
about?(你们在谈论哪些学生?)这种用法是可以的,但用which
students…?时较为常见。
e
what和how用于有关度量等的提问中
what主要与这些名词连用为what+age/depth/height/length/
width,但在口语中用how
old/deep/high/tall/long/wide?结构。在需要准确的回答时用what
size/weight?结构,尽管也可用how
big/heavy?结构:
what
is
your
age?/how
old
are
you?你多大年龄?
what
height
is
he?/what
is
his
height?/how
tall
is
he?他有多高?
what
is
the
weight
of
the
parcel?/how
heavy
is
it?包裹有多重?
what
size
do
you
take
in
shoes?
你穿多大号的鞋?