— It's cold. (很冷。)
5. — How old will you be next year? (你明年几岁?)
— I'll be ten. (我明年10岁。) 6. — How tall are you? (你多高)
— I'm 160 centimeters tall. (我160公分。) / I'm five feet three inches tall. (我5呎3吋高。) 7. — How high is Mt.Everast? (圣母峰有多高?)
— It's 8848meters high. (高8848公尺。)
8. How many cups of coffee do you drink every day? (你每天喝几杯咖啡?) 9. How much coffee do you drink every day? (你每天喝多少咖啡?) 10. — How long will you stay in Taipei? (你将在台北待多久?)
― For two weeks. (2星期)
11. — How long is the rope? (这条绳子多长?)
— It's two meters long. (2公尺。)
12. — How often do you play tennis? (你多久打一次网球?)
— Once a month. (一个月一次。)
13. — How far is it from here to the post office? (从这里到邮局有多远?)
— It's about ten minutes' walk. (走路大约10分钟。)
祈使句
表"希望、请求、命令"的句子,称为祈使句。
一般祈使句→原形动词~
否定祈使句→Don't(Never)+原形动词~ 邀请祈使句→Let's+原形动词~ 例:1. Be quiet, please. (请安静。)
2. Please stop talking and listen to me. (请不要讲话听我说。) = Will you please stop talking and listen to me? 3. Don't drink before you drive. (开车前勿喝酒。)
4. Never make the same mistake again. (别再犯同样的错误。) 5. Let's go for a walk. (咱们去散步吧。) Yes, let's. / No, let's not. (好的。) / (不,不要。)
比较:Let's play outside. (咱们一起去外面玩吧!)
Let us play outside. (拜托你让我们去外面玩。)
感叹句
表"惊讶、惊喜、感动、难过"等意思,并带有赞叹或感叹意味的句子,为感叹句。 句型:What +a (an)+形容词+名词+ (主词+动词)!
How+形容词(副词)+ (主词+动词)!
例:l. What a beautiful dress (this is)! (这件洋装好美啊!)
= How beautiful this dress is!
2. How interesting this novel is! (这本小说好有趣啊!) 3. How fast he runs! (他跑的好快呀!) 4. What a day! 多棒(坏)的一天呀!
感叹句中,有时会将形容词省略,听者必须依照说话者谈话的内容或表情来判断其涵义。
比较:直述句:You are a very good girl. (你是很棒的女孩。)
祈使句:Be a very good girl. (当个乖女孩。)
感叹句:What a good girl you are! (你真是一位很棒的女孩!)