有一点英语基础的人都知道把陈述句变为一般疑问句的方法,那就是将动词提到句首或者在句首加助动词,比如 "I'm going to school." 变为第二人称的一般疑问句就是 "Are you going to school?" 可不要小看这个基础变形,在英语中,简略的一般疑问句能够表现你对另一方说的话很感兴趣。比如: |
- "I'm going to see the new James Bond film next week."
- "Are you? Let me know what it's like then!" |
在以上情景中 "Are you?" 是 "Are you going to see the film?" 的缩略句,在这里的意思不是“你要去吗?”,而是一种感叹,意同 "Really?" 或 "Wow!" 即后者对前者说其要去看007新电影一事表示很感兴趣,希望他看完回来后告诉自己电影好不好看。我们再来看一个例子: |
- "I took a trip to Bangkok last week."
- "Did you? You should have told me—we could have met there! I was in Bangkok over the past few weeks!" |
译:“我上周去了曼谷旅游。”“真的吗!你应该早点告诉我——我们本可以见上一面呢!我前几个礼拜一直都在曼谷。 |