劉希晶
一、how可用作疑問副詞和連接副詞,意為“怎樣,如何,用何方法”。這時how有如下用法。
1. how用作疑問副詞,引起特殊疑問句。例如:
How can I get to the airport?到機場我該怎樣走?
How is the word spelt?這個單詞怎么拼寫?
注意:how也可用于詢問健康情況如何。例如:
How are your parents?你父母身體好嗎?
How are you feeling?你身體(感覺)怎樣?
2. how用作連接副詞,引導賓語從句。例如:
Tell me how you could escape being burt in the accident. 告訴我在這次事故中你怎么沒有受傷。
二、how可用作感嘆副詞,意為“多么,何等”,引導感嘆句,這時,how通常位于形容詞和副詞之前。例如:
How nice of you to come! 你能來,太好了!
How pleased they were to see us! 他們見到我們有多高興?。?/p>
How kind you are! 你多么客氣??!
How well you look! 你看來多么健康??!
三、含how的短語
1. how much可以用來詢問不可數(shù)名詞的數(shù)量,也可用來詢問物品的價格或總錢數(shù)。例如:
How much rice do you want?你想要多少米飯?
How much does this TV set cost?這臺電視機賣(值)多少錢?
How much are these things?這些東西一共多少錢?
2. how old可以用來對年齡提問。例如:
How old are you?你多大歲數(shù)了?
3. how long意為“多長時間”,可以用來對一段時間提問; how long意為“多長”,可以用來對長度提問。例如:
How long will he stay here?他在這兒要呆多久?
How long is the Great Wall?長城有多長?
4. how soon意為“多久之后”,常用來對“in + 段時間”進行提問。例如:
How soon will he come?他要多久才能來?
How soon will you visit Tokyo?你多久之后去東京?
5. how far意為“多遠”,用來對距離進行提問。例如:
How far is it from Jiayuguan to Shanhaiguan?從嘉峪關到山海關有多遠?
How far did you walk?你們走了多遠?
6. how many意為“多少”,用來對可數(shù)名詞的數(shù)量提問。例如:
How many apples are there in the box?箱子里有多少蘋果?
How many pens have you got?你有多少支鋼筆?
7. how heavy意為“多重”,用來對重量進行提問。例如:
—How heavy is the stone?這塊石頭有多重?
—Two kilos. 兩公斤。
8. how tall/high意為“多高”,用來對人、物的高度進行提問。 tall指人、樹木、建筑物等與寬度相比高度特別突出的物體。 high指其他物體的高度。例如:
How tall is the building?那棟樓有多高?
How high is the wall?這堵墻有多高?
9. how big/large意為“多大,多少”,用來對人或物之“大”進行提問。例如:
How big is the photo?那張照片有多大?
How large is the country in area?這個國家的面積有多大?
10. how often意為“多久一次”,可以用來對動作發(fā)生的頻率/頻度進行提問。例如:
How often do you visit your grandfather?你多長時間去看一次你爺爺?
How often do the buses run?公共汽車多久有一班?
11. How about意為“……怎么樣,……怎么辦”,相當于What about,用來征求對方的意思或打聽消息。例如:
How/What about a drink?喝杯酒怎么樣(好嗎)?
How about going to France for our holidays?我們到法國去度假如何?
練習:根據(jù)漢語句子,用適當?shù)挠⒄Z單詞或短語填空,完成英語句子。
1.____ is he?他有多大年紀了?
2.____ do you go there?你多久去那里一次?
3.____ computers are there in your school?你們學校有多少臺電腦?
4.____ water do you want?你要多少水?
5.____ dirty the house is! 這房屋多么臟啊!
6.____ is your grandmother?你祖母身體好嗎?
7.____ going for a walk?去散散步怎么樣?
8.____ do you find your new job?你覺得你的新工作怎樣?
9. —____ will the film last?這部電影要放多長時間?
—It is an hour long. 有一個鐘頭之久。
10.____ are these tomatoes?這些西紅柿有多重?
11.____ is it from your house to the school?從你家到學校有多遠?
12.____ will you be back?你多久之后回來?
13.____ is the room?這個房間有多大?
14.____ is Li Ping?李平個子有多高?
15.____ is Mt Qomolangma?珠穆朗瑪峰有多高?
Key:
1. How old 2. How often 3. How many 4. How much 5. How__
6. How 7. How about 8. How 9. How long 10. How heavy
11. How far 12. How soon 13. How big 14. How tall 15. How high