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<p><strong>各种各样的问题 </strong></p><p><strong>◎这是什么味儿? What's that smell? </strong><br />*完全不清楚时。 <br />What's that smell? (这是什么味儿?) <br />Oh, no! Something's burning. (噢，不好!是什么糊了吧。) <br />= I wonder what that smell is? <br />= I wonder where that smell is coming from?</p><p><strong>◎什么声音? What's that noise? </strong><br />What's that noise? (什么声音?) <br />It's my alarm clock. (是我的闹钟的声音。)</p><p><strong>◎这是排什么的队? What is this line for? </strong><br />What is this line for? (这是排什么的队?) <br />I have no idea. (我也不知道。) <br />Why are people lined up? (人们为什么排队?)</p><p><strong>◎打什么鬼主意呢?(你忙什么呢?) What are you up to? </strong><br />*up to "就某事有……企图"、"打……的坏主意"、"从事……"。 <br />What are you up to tonight? (你今天晚上忙什么?) <br />Why should I tell you? (我干吗非得告诉你不可?) <br />What's going on? (是什么呀?)</p><p><strong>◎我可以问一个问题吗? May I ask you a question? </strong><br />May I ask you a question? (我可以问一个问题吗?) <br />Sure, what is it? (当然，什么问题?)</p><p><strong>◎"drowsy"是什么意思? What does "drowsy" mean? </strong><br />What does "drowsy" mean? ("drowsy"是什么意思?) <br />It means "sleepy." ("drowsy"表示"犯困"。)</p><p><strong>◎这是什么? What's this? What's this? (这是什么?) </strong><br />It's a foldable bed. (这是折叠床。)</p><p><strong>◎那是什么? What's that? </strong></p><p><strong>◎这是谁的? Who does this belong to? </strong><br />= Whose is this? <br />= To whom does this belong?</p><p><strong>◎哪一个? Which one? </strong><br />That's my car. (那是我的车。) <br />Which one? (哪辆?)</p><p><strong>◎这叫什么? What's it called? </strong><br />What's it called? (这叫什么?) <br />It's called tempura. (这叫"天麸罗"。) <br />= What do you call it?</p><p><strong>◎这是什么礼物? What did you get for me?</strong><br />*这种说法不只限于送礼物时。还有"你给我买什么了?"、"你给我带什么来了?"等的语感。 <br />What did you get for me? (是什么礼物?) <br />I got you a doll. (我给你买了一个娃娃。)</p><p><strong>◎去哪儿呀? Where are you headed? </strong><br />*比较随便的口语说法。 <br />Where are you headed? (去哪儿?) <br />Home. (回家。) <br />= Where are you going? <br />= Where are you off to?</p><p><strong>◎比如说? For example? </strong><br />= For instance?</p><p><strong>◎隔多长时间? How often? </strong><br />*"隔几分钟来一趟车"或者"隔多长时间打一次网球"等用于询问时间的间隔时。 <br />How often should I take this medicine? (这药一天吃几次?) <br />Five times a day. (一天5次。) <br />= How frequently?</p><p><strong>◎U.S.A.是什么的缩写? What does USA stand for? </strong><br />What does USA stand for? (U.S.A.是什么的缩写?) <br />It stands for the United States of America. (它是United States of America的缩写。)</p><p><strong>◎多长? How long? </strong><br />*询问距离、尺寸时间的长短，听到这样的提问，对方以具体数字回答。 <br />How long have you dated her? (你和她交往了多长时间?) <br />About four years. (大概4年吧。) <br />How long is her hair? (她的头发有多长?) <br />Very long. (很长。)*不能用具体数字回答时，也可以用类似very long这样的话来回答。</p><p><strong>◎多早? How early? </strong><br />How early should we leave? (咱们多早出发合适?) <br />Let's leave at 7∶30 am. (早晨7∶30吧。)*用How表示问"多……"的说法还有以下几种。 <br />How short? (多短?) <br />How fast? (多快?) <br />How far? (多远?) <br />How quickly? (多快的速度?) <br />How slowly? (［速度、动作］多慢?) <br />How soon? (［时间/期间］多快?) <br />How late? (［时间/时刻］多晚?) <br />How much? (［不可数］多少?) <br />How many? (［可数］多少?) <br />How big/large? (多大?) <br />How small/little? (多小?)</p><p><strong>◎暑假什么时候开始? When does summer break start? </strong><br />When does summer break start? (暑假什么时候开始?) <br />On July 25th. (7月25号。)</p><p><strong>◎开学典礼是哪天? When was the opening ceremony? </strong><br />When was the opening ceremony? (开学典礼是哪天?) <br />January 8th. (1月8日。)</p><p><strong>◎你知道这个生词的意思吗? Do you know the meaning of this word? </strong></p><p><strong>◎这个词怎么发音? How do you pronounce this word? </strong><br />How do you pronounce this word? (这个词怎么发音?) <br />Climb. The "b" is silent.</p><p><strong>◎A和B之间有什么区别? What's the difference between A and B? </strong><br />What's the difference between A and B? (A和B之间有什么区别?) <br />They're about the same. (它们几乎相同。)</p>
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