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<p><strong>●叙述、询问理由 </strong></p><p><strong>◎为什么? Why? </strong><br />I forgot to lock the door. (我忘了锁门了。) <br />Why? (为什么?)</p><p><strong>◎为什么? How come? </strong><br />*比why?还要口语。 <br />I didn't like the movie. (我不喜欢那部电影。) <br />How come? (为什么?)</p><p><strong>◎你怎么会那么想呢? What makes you think that? </strong><br />I think she's in love with you. (我想她爱上你了。) <br />What makes you think that? (你怎么会那么想呢?) <br />= Why do you say that? <br />= Why do you think that?</p><p><strong>◎告诉我为什么。 Tell me why. </strong><br />= What's the reason? (理由是什么?)</p><p><strong>◎是怎么发生的? How did it happen? </strong><br />My car broke down. (我的汽车出故障了。) <br />How did it happen? (是怎么回事?) <br />= How did that happen?</p><p><strong>◎你干吗要去做这种事呢? What are you doing this for? </strong><br />*当不明白对方为什么要做毫无理由的事情的时候使用。 <br />= Why are you doing this? <br />= What's the reason you're doing this? <br />= Why are you doing something like this? (你干吗要干这样的事呢?)</p><p><strong>◎你为什么干那样的事呢? Why did you do that? </strong><br />Why did you do that? (你为什么干那样的事呢?) <br />I didn't know I wasn't supposed to. (我不知道不能这样做。) <br />= What made you do that? <br />= Why did you do something like that? <br />= How could you? <br />= How could you do that?</p><p><strong>◎是什么原因呢? What causes it? </strong><br />*cause"成为……的原因"、"引起"。 <br />The river is getting dirty. (那条河越来越脏。) <br />What causes it? (为什么会这样呢?) <br />What causes it? (是什么原因?) <br />Air pollution. (由于空气污染。) <br />= What is it caused by?</p><p><strong>◎请给我解释一下。 Explain it to me. </strong><br />= You'd better start explaining.</p><p><strong>◎为什么不行? Why not? </strong><br />*在被对方否定时，反驳对方"为什么不行?"，还含有"当然可以"、"同意"的意思。 <br />You can't wear the red pants. (你不能穿那条红裤子。) <br />Why not? They're my favorite. (为什么不能?这是我最喜欢的裤子。) <br />= Why can't I? <br />= Is there a reason? (有理由吗?)</p><p><strong>◎你怎么那么高兴? What are you so happy about? </strong><br />What are you so happy about? (你怎么那么高兴?) <br />= It's a wonderful day. (今天是最棒的一天。) <br />= You seem especially happy today. (你今天显得特别高兴。) <br />= What makes you so happy? *更随意的说法。</p><p><strong>◎为了什么? What for? </strong><br />I made this big box! (我做了个这么大的箱子。) <br />What for? (干什么用?)For what? <br />What is this for? (这个用来干嘛?)</p><p><strong>◎为了谁? For who? </strong><br />I bought this gift today. (今天我买了一份礼物。) <br />For who? (给谁买的?) <br />= Who is it for?</p><p><strong>◎你旅行的目的是什么? What's the purpose of your visit?</strong><br /> *出境游时，边防检查官的问话。 <br />What brought you here? (你为什么来这儿?)</p><p><strong>◎没有理由不让做吧。 No reason not to. </strong><br />Why do you want to do that? (你为什么想做那件事?) <br />No reason not to. (没有理由不让做吧。) <br />= Why not? <br />= What's wrong with it? <br />= Why shouldn't I?</p><p><strong>◎你怎么在这儿? Why are you here? </strong><br />*根据说话方式的不同，有时会让对方听起来不礼貌。</p><p><strong>◎我告诉你为什么…… I'll tell you why... </strong><br />= This is the reason why...</p><p><strong>◎总之，是这么回事儿。 In brief, it's like this. </strong><br />*比较随便的说法，用在说出重点之前。虽然不是正式的说法，但可用于所有情况。 <br />= In short, it's like this. <br />= In a word, it's like this. <br />= To sum up, it's like this.</p><p><strong>◎它的由来是这样的…… It started like this... </strong><br />How did Edison make the light bulb? (爱迪生是怎样发明灯泡的呢?) <br />It started like this... (它的由来是这样的……) <br />= This is its history... <br />= This is the way it began...</p><p><strong>◎原来如此! That's why!</strong><br />*比较随便的说法。 <br />Why doesn't it work? (为什么不动呢?) <br />You have to turn it on first. (你得先打开开关。) <br />Oh, that's why! (哦，是这样啊!)</p><p><strong>◎所以…… That's why... </strong><br />That's why I like her. (所以我喜欢她。) <br />I see. (我明白了。)</p>
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