你有沒(méi)有發(fā)現(xiàn)自己身邊有一群“隨便黨”,甚至你自己都有可能是“黨員”之一? “今天晚上吃什么?” “隨便?!?/p> “圣誕節(jié)你想要什么禮物?” “隨便?!?/p> “你是傻瓜嗎?” “隨便?!?/p> 隨便哪一個(gè)人,隨便什么時(shí)候,“隨便”這個(gè)詞總比其他隨便一個(gè)詞更常用。然而,就是這么隨便的口語(yǔ),如果會(huì)用英文表達(dá),會(huì)讓人覺(jué)得你口語(yǔ)特別熟練。 不過(guò)在英語(yǔ)里,“隨便”不只是一個(gè)單詞,那可是一個(gè)家族。而這個(gè)家族隨便哪一個(gè)成員,在后頭都跟著個(gè)ever。 ‘a(chǎn)nything at all’ or ‘it doesn’t matter what’ (隨便什么,無(wú)論什么) For example: We can watch whatever movie you like. (隨便你想看什么電影,我們都可以看) Whatever, I will talk to you later. (隨便,我之后再和你說(shuō)) ‘a(chǎn)ny time at all’ or ‘it doesn’t matter when’ (隨便何時(shí),無(wú)論何時(shí)) For example: I don't care whenever you want to come visit is fine with me. (我無(wú)所謂,隨便你想什么時(shí)候來(lái)看我都可以) Whenever you miss me I will be here. (隨便什么時(shí)候只要你想我我就會(huì)在這里) Wherever -‘a(chǎn)ny place at all’ or ‘it doesn’t matter where’ (隨便哪里,無(wú)論何地) For example: Sit wherever you like. (隨你喜歡坐哪里吧) She is shadowed by detectives wherever she goes. (她無(wú)論走到哪里都被偵探跟蹤著) Whoever - ‘a(chǎn)ny person at all’ or ‘it doesn’t matter who’ (隨便誰(shuí),無(wú)論誰(shuí)) For example: Give this to Jack or Rose or whoever. (把這個(gè)給Jack或Rose或隨便誰(shuí)) Whoever is responsible for this will be punished. (無(wú)論是誰(shuí)負(fù)責(zé)這個(gè)的,都要被罰) Whichever - ‘a(chǎn)ny one at all’ or ‘it doesn’t matter which’ (隨便哪個(gè),無(wú)論哪個(gè)) For example: Whichever way you look at it, things are pretty bad. (隨便你從哪個(gè)方面來(lái)看這東西,它都很失敗) It will be a difficult operation, whichever method you choose. (這會(huì)是一次很艱難的行動(dòng),無(wú)論你用哪個(gè)方法) However - ‘a(chǎn)ny way at all’ or ‘it doesn’t matter how’ (隨便怎樣,無(wú)論怎樣,然而) For example: This is a very cheap iPhone. However it’s fake. (這是一部很便宜的iPhone手機(jī),然而它是山寨的) We have to finish, however long it takes. (我們不得不完成這個(gè),無(wú)論它耗時(shí)多長(zhǎng)) 外教老師說(shuō): 1. Use these whenever you have the chance. 2. Whatever you are talking about try to put these into the conversation. 3. Use them everyday for a week and you’ll be sounding like an English master. 活用隨便上面哪一個(gè)“隨便”的說(shuō)法,都能讓你的語(yǔ)言表達(dá)更豐富。正如上面說(shuō)的,說(shuō)對(duì)了自然會(huì)有像老外一樣的感覺(jué)了。不過(guò),真要讓你的英語(yǔ)如同母語(yǔ)般流暢,還是要每天都看看、說(shuō)說(shuō)、聽(tīng)聽(tīng),自然會(huì)有穩(wěn)步提升。 今天你學(xué)到的“隨便家族”的幾個(gè)成員——whatever、 whenever、wherever、whoever、whichever、however,你能試著用其中一個(gè)或幾個(gè)詞造個(gè)句嗎?寫(xiě)在評(píng)論里。 |
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