4．注意下列疑问词的使用与汉译的差别

What is the population ? 人口是多少？

What is the distance ? 距离有多远？

What is the price ? 价格是多少？

What is the address ? 住在哪里？

What is the attitude ? 态度怎样？

What is the height / depth / width / size / weight ?

高度/深度/宽度/长度/大小/重量是多少？

清单二 不定代词的用法

3．whatever, whichever, whoever 分别为what, which, who 的强调形式。如：

Whatever do you want ? 你到底想要什么？

Whoever gave you the book ? 究竟谁给你的这本书？

2．what, which

which 用于已知情况的选择，其后可跟of 短语；what 用于未知情况的疑问，其后不能跟of 短语。如：

What fruit do you like best ?

你最喜欢什么水果？

Can you tell us what school you graduated from ?

能告诉我们你毕业于什么学校吗？

Which do you like better, oranges or apples ?

你比较喜欢桔子还是苹果？

Which of you would like to go to that island ?

你们中谁乐意去那个岛？

What are you looking for ?

你在找什么？

1．what, who

一般说来，what 问的是职业或地位，who 问的是姓名。如：

- What was her husband ?她丈夫是干什么的？

- He was a lawyer. 他是律师。

- Who was her husband ?他丈夫是谁？

- He was John Forbes, the son of a famous writer. 他是约翰·福布斯，一个著名作家的儿子。

3．作同位语：I myself can repair the bike. The table itself has only three lege.

说明：含有反身代词的惯用语

① 与介词连用

You’ll have to see if he has gone to the school for yourself. (for oneself 亲自)

你得亲自去看看了是否去学校了。

The computer can shut off itself. (of oneself 自动地)

计算机会自动关机。

Jim is ot bad in himself, but he is a little shy. (in oneself地质上)

吉姆本人并不坏，可有点害羞。

You shouldn’t leave the child by himself at home. (by oneself 独自)

你不应把孩子独自留在家里。

One would rather have a bedroom to oneself. (to oneself 独自享用)

最后是与每个人都各有自己的卧室。

② 与动词连用

be oneself 处于正常状态，显得自然

enjoy oneself 玩得愉快

behave oneself (be polite; show good manners)

boast oneself 自夸

come to oneself 苏醒

devote oneself to 专心于；献身于

find oneself to 随便吃……，自行取用

make oneself at home 不要客气

seat oneself ( = sit )

2．作表语：She is not quite herself today.

她今天身体不太舒服。

反身代词：

1．作宾语

1)动宾：Tom taught himself Chinese.

2)介宾：The boy is old enough to take care of imself.

2．名词性物主代词

1)作主语：This is her coat. Mine is over there.

2)作宾语：Something has gone wrong with my bike. May I use yours ?

3)作表语：This book isn’t mine; it’s Tom’s.

说明：① 英语中必须有形容词性物主代词，而汉语中往往省略不译。如：

Jack took off his coat and went to bed.

杰克脱掉外套就上床睡觉了。

② “of + 名词性物主代词”可用作定语。如：

Some friends of mine will attend my birthday party.

我的一些朋友要出席我的生日晚宴。

That car of hers is always breaking down.

她的那辆小车总是出毛病。

物主代词

1．形容词性物主代词--只作定语：

This is our classroom. His father is an engineer.