Unit 8: QUESTION WORDS

第8单元:疑问词

Question words ask for new information. They go at the beginning of the sentence.
疑问词需要新的信息。疑问词出现在句子开头。

Basic question words

基本疑问词

Some examples of BASIC QUESTION WORDS with ANSWERS:
基本疑问词举例并附有问题回答 :

Who ...?
谁 ...?
Kali bought a first aid kit.
科丽 买了一个急救包。

What ...?
什么 ...?
Kali bought a first aid kit.
科丽买了一个急救包

When ...?
什么时候 ...?
She bought it yesterday.
昨天买的急救包。

Where ...?
(在)哪里 ...?
she bought it at the medical supply store.
在医疗用品商店买的急救包。

Which ...?
哪一个 ...?
She got the basic kit (not the professional one).
她买了个普通的 (而不是专业的) 急救包。

How ...?
怎么样 ...?
She carried it home carefully.
小心翼翼地把急救包拿回了家。

Whose ...?
谁的 ...?
It is Kali's first aid kit.
那是科丽的急救包。

Why ...?
为什么 ...?
She bought it for peace of mind.
她买那个急救包以求心安

NOTICE: Instead of why, we can say: What did she buy it for?
注意: 当我们问“她为什么要买急救包?”时,我们可以不用句式

Why did she buy it? 而用 What did she buy it for?


How + word

疑问词+其他词

How big ...?
多大 ...?
The first aid kit was quite small.
那个急救包 很小

How small ...?
多小 ...?
The first aid kit was quite small.
那个急救包很小

How much ...?
多少钱 ...?
The kit cost thirty dollars.
那个急救包花了三十加元

How many dollars ...?
多少钱 ...?
The kit cost thirty dollars.
那个急救包花了三十加元

How long ... (for) ?
多长时间 ...?
She saved to buy it for two weeks.
她省了两周 的钱才买了那个急救包。

How far ...?
多远(距离) ...?
It's five kilometres to the medical supply store.
到那家医疗用品商店得走五公里路

How often...?
多久一次 ...?
Kali goes there three times a year.
科丽一年去那儿


What kind of ... ?

哪一种 ...?

This is a way to ask about something so that we can tell it from other types of the same thing.
这个疑问句式用于询问事物的类别(以将其与相同事物的其他类别区别开来)。

What kind of first aid kit ...?
哪一种急救包 ...?
It's a small, easy-to-use one.
那种小而容易使用的急救包。

What kind of car ...?
哪一种车 ...?
It was a Toyota sport-utility vehicle.
那是一辆丰田运动型多用途车


What ... like?

象什么样 ...? 或 ... 怎么样?

This is a way to ask for a very general description.
这个疑问句式用于了解某人或事的一般情况。

What is the weather like there?
那里的天气怎么样?
It's hot and humid.
那里 又热又潮

What is John like?
约翰是一个什么样的人?
He's a very friendly person.
他是一个 非常友好的人。

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