英語中的簡短反問句(Tag Question)學(xué)習(xí)
英語中的簡短反問句(Tag Question)學(xué)習(xí)
說到簡短反問句(Tag Question),顧名思義相信大家都知道含義。從第一節(jié)英語課開始,我們就在學(xué)習(xí),比如:and you?、Is it? Isn’t it?等等,簡短反問句由于具有縮略性質(zhì),所以很多人會分不清楚到底是肯定還是否定。今天,廣州翻譯公司-林木翻譯就給大家來簡單介紹下簡短反問句,希望能對大家的英語無論是筆譯還是口譯都能有所幫助。
下面,林木翻譯公司請大家先來看一段對話:
F: Hello, Bob. How was your summer? You studied Chinese this summer, didn't you?
M: Yes, Jenny. I finished my summer school class.
F: Well, how was the course? Chinese is pretty difficult, isn't it?
M: It seemed that way at first. But after a while it became easier.
F: I'll bet you were the best in the class, weren't you?
M: Well, I did get an A. But how about you? You were going to travel, weren't you?
F: Not this summer. I worked to save money. I'm going to Europe next summer.
M: I'm going to China. I guess we'll have lots to talk about next year, won't we?
在這段對話中,出現(xiàn)了很多簡短反問句,如:didn't you? isn't it? weren't you? won't we? 這些到底是該理解成否定還是肯定呢?意思是:“是嗎”或“不是嗎”?
林木翻譯現(xiàn)在首先需要大家記一下簡單問句的三點(diǎn)規(guī)則:
第一:當(dāng)前面的陳述句是肯定的時(shí)候, 反問句就是否定的; 而前面的陳述句是否定的時(shí)候, 反問句就是肯定的;
第二:簡短反問句是用兩個(gè)字構(gòu)成的, 第一個(gè)字一定是在前面陳述句里出現(xiàn)的動詞或是助動詞; 第二個(gè)字一定是代名詞而且指的就是陳述句里的主語;
第三:反問句和前面陳述句的時(shí)態(tài)必須一致.
下面列舉幾種特殊的示例:
1. 用will not 也就是 won't 作簡短反問句標(biāo)明將要做什么。例如: Bob will fly to China, won't he?
2. 用 should not 也就是 shouldn't 作反問句表示應(yīng)該做什么。例如: Bob should have a passport, shouldn't he?
3. 用 cannot 也就是 can't 作反問句標(biāo)明能做什么。例如: Bob can take pictures, can't he?
4. 現(xiàn)在完成句式后面需要用haven’t 或hasn’t 加上主語代名詞作否定反問句。例如:Jenny has decided to go to Europe, hasn't she?
5. 一般現(xiàn)在式句子的否定反問句就是在句尾用 don't 或是 doesn't 加上主語代名詞。例如:Bob and Jenny need education, don't they?
6. 用 There is 或是 There are 開頭的句子在句尾加上否定反問句的時(shí)候必須用 isn't there 或是 aren't there。例如:
There are a lot of universities and community colleges in the United States, aren't there?
上面舉例的都是在前面是肯定句的情況下,后面用否定句。那么前面否定時(shí),后面要用肯定。用語要堅(jiān)持以上原則,要特別注意時(shí)態(tài)要與前一句一致。
更多簡單反問句請咨詢廣州專業(yè)翻譯公司---林木翻譯。林木翻譯官網(wǎng):zeroimpactleather.com 。