“What do you think about…” 是一个很普遍的索取意见或资料的问法, 很多时“think of”和“think about”差不多意思, 这里我们集中怎么回答“What do you think of/about”的问题顺便介绍几个片语.
(#1) 是侄女问我关于她男朋友未来成为丈夫的意见; (#2) 问关于跑车/模特儿的意见而引出一个常用的片语: “that’s a hot one”, 注意这里“dollar” 这个字没有“s”的; (#3) 问关于老板性格的意见; (#4) 问关于橙子价钱的意见; (#5) 问关于做事结果的意见; (#6) 的用法有嘲笑的意味并引出同意词句“how does that grab you?”.
特别留意的片语是: (#1) husband prospect, husband candidate, good qualities, make for; (#2) swimsuit model, that’s a hot one; (#3) nice one minute and mean the next, make of that; (#4) ripped off, got screwed, dirt cheap, buy them in bulk; (#5) that’s more like it, that’s much better; (#6) intercollegiate, singles title, how does that grab you.
1. 我的(侄女)1问我: “你(认为)2我的(男朋友)3为一个(丈夫)4(候选人/ditto)5是怎么样?”, 我说: “我可以(看到)6他有几个好的(特性)7(使他成为)8一个(好丈夫)9.”: My niece1 asked me: “What do you think2 of my boyfriend3 as a husband4 (prospect/candidate)5?”, and I said: “I can see6 he has several good qualities7 that (make for)8 a (good husband)9.”
2. 他问道: “关于(<那二十万块钱的跑车>1a/<那性感游泳衣模特儿>1b)(你认为怎么样)2?”, 我说: “(那是极好的一个)3!”: He asked: “(What do you think)2 about (<that two-hundred-thousand-dollar sports car>1a/ <that sexy swimsuit model >1b)?”, and I said: “(That’s a hot one)3!”
3. 我问道: “(<你认为你的老板是怎么样>1a/<你的老板是好人吗>1b)?”, 她说: “ (我真的不知道)2, 他(一分钟是好)3(下一分钟很卑鄙)4, 所以我不知道(对那怎么下判断)5.”: I asked: “(<What do you think your boss is like>1a/ <Is your boss a nice guy>1b)?”, and she said: “I (really don’t know)2. He is (nice one minute)3 and (mean the next)4, and so I don’t know (what to make of that)5.”
4. 她说: “这些橙子我只是给一块钱一磅, 你(认为怎么样)1?”, 我说: “你被(欺骗/ditto)2了, 若是你(一大批买)3这些橙子(非常便宜)4.”: She said: “I only paid $1 a pound for these oranges. (What do you think)1?”, and I said: “You (got ripped off/got screwed)2. These oranges are (dirt cheap)4 if you (buy them in bulk)3.”
5. 他说: “我(重新设计)1(网站)2, (你认为怎么样)3?”, 经理说: “(<那是更达到预期水准>4a/<那是好得多>4b).”: He said: “I redesigned1 the website2. (What do you think)3?”, and the manager said: “(<That’s more like it>4a/<That’s much better>4b).”
6. 他(开玩笑地)1对他的(舅舅)2说: “你说我永远不会在运动(有任何成就)3, 我刚(赢取)4 (大学校际网球单人赛冠军)5, (你认为怎么样/ditto)6?: He jokingly1 said to his uncle2: “You said I would never (amount to anything in sports)3. I just won4 the (intercollegiate tennis singles [note: not “single” in this context to mean a tennis game between two players] title)5. (How does that grab you/What do you think of that)6?”
备注:
这些造句例子构造主要是把主题字句: (一) 配搭其他多个词句来示范它多元化的用法. (二) 列上同义或意思相近的词句来充实词汇.
为达到效果句子有以下符号来分隔词句:
(</>): 可交替用的单字或片语, 下面两个例子每句都由两句组成:
1. 她是(漂亮/ditto)1: She is (pretty/beautiful)1.
是由两句意思一样组成: “She is pretty”. 和“She is beautiful”, 意思同样都是“她是漂亮.”
2. 她是(<漂亮>1a/<样子平凡>1b): She is (<pretty>1a/<homely>1b).
是由两句意思不同组成(1a) “She is pretty” 意思是“她是漂亮”; 和(1b) “She is homely” 意思是“她是样子平凡”.
[口]: 不按照英文文法规例或不适用于书写的口语、
ditto: 相同意思.
1a, 1b, 2, 3, 4…….中英解释参照
THINK ENGLISH (即是不要先用中文构思才翻译为英文)才可以讲写道地英文.
建议若要把以上句子收为己用, 先看中文部分转为构思, 试用自己英文写出来, 再参长这里提议的写法加以改进, 也可以看一下字典和上网看其他用这词句的句子来深入研究, 下一次碰到这个构思便直接用英文写出来不要经过中文做句子再翻译过去英文. |
