I'm 闹挺:一台新录像机 A New Video
日期:2012-12-09 16:25

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A New Video 新的录像机


Amos asked his mother whether they could have a video.

艾莫斯问妈妈可不可以买一台录像机。

I’m afraid we can’t afford one, sighed his mother.

恐怕我们还买不起,妈妈叹息着说。

But on the following day in came Amos, staggering beneath the weight of a brand-new video.

可第二天当艾莫斯回来时,他摇摇晃晃地搬着一台全新的录像机。

How on earth did you pay for that? gasped his mother.

你究竟是哪儿来的钱买这东西?妈妈大吃一惊,喘着气说。

Easy, Mum. replied Amos, I sold the television!

妈妈,这简单, 艾曼斯回答。我把电视机给卖了!


1.whether

今天重点来看看whether和if用法的共同点和区别:

whether和if都可以引导宾语从句,表示“是否”,在口语或间接引语中两者可以互换使用。如:

I wonder if / whether I can get some advice from you.

Ask him whether / if he will come.


但在有些情况下,whether和if的用法有一定区别。

1. whether引导的从句常可以与连词or或or not直接连用,而if一般不能。如:

正: Let me know whether you can come or not.

误: Let me know if you can come or not.


2. 当宾语从句提到句首时,只能用whether引导,而不能用if。如:

正: Whether it is true or not, I can’t tell.

误: If it is true or not, I can’t tell.


3. whether可以引导带to的不定式,if则不能。如:

正: I don’t know whether to accept or refuse.

误: I don’t know if to accept or refuse.


4. whether及其引导的成分可放于介词之后,作介词的宾语,但if不能。如:

正: I worry about whether I hurt her feelings.

误: I worry about if I hurt her feelings.


5. whether可以引导从句,作主语、表语或同位语,而if不能。如:

正: It was uncertain whether he would come.

误: It was uncertain if he would come.


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重点单词
  • uncertainadj. 不确定的
  • refusev. 拒绝 n. 垃圾,废物 adj. 无用的