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Maggie好不容易完成了计划案,想听听外籍同事的意见。于是她问:

How do you think of the proposal? (X)

外籍同事一听没意会过来,一问之下才知道原来Maggie要问的是:

What do you think of the proposal? (O)

问别人意见,中文里我们会说“你对计划案想法如何?”因为有如何两字,很自然就会联想到how ,其实这样问是错的,因为how是问方法、程度,用how问的话,会变成:“你怎么思考…”“你如何想到…”,与原意不符。一起来看,光靠中文直译英文的问法就很有可能用的句子。

你觉得怎样?用how还是what?


1. “加拿大的首都是哪里?”

(X) Where is the capital of Canada?

加拿大首都在哪?

(O) What is the capital of Canada?

加拿大首都是啥?

这两句想问的资讯不同,前者是问加拿大首都“渥太华”位于何方,后者则是问加拿大的首都是哪个城市。很多人想问的是城市名,却因为中文问法用“哪里”,错用where做疑问词。

2. 你家附近的环境怎么样?

(X) How’s the environment like near your house?

(O) What’s the environment like near your house?

How is询问人的健康状况或事物的状态,What is … like则是在寻求对人或事物的描述。例如:How was that movie? 是想知道对方看完电影后的感受,What was that movie like? 则是在问电影的剧情。

你觉得怎样?用how还是what?

3. 那张椅子的价钱是多少?

(X) How much is the price of that chair?

(O) What is the price of that chair?

受到中文“多少”二字的影响,所以使用how much来提问,但要注意,这个问句后面多了个price,而how much本身已有price的意思,所以应改为what。或者去掉price,直接用How much is the chair?

4. 纽约的人口有多少?

(X) How many is the population of New York?

(O) What is the population of New York?

问人口有多少,可以说What is the population of New York?、How large is the population of New York?或How many people are there in New York?

你觉得怎样?用how还是what?

5. 你们当中谁已经提出申请?

(X) Who of you has sent in your application?

(O) Which of you has sent in your application?

who of you已被视为古老用法,在现代文法中,只有which后面才可以接of片语。

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