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English · CEFR Band 1 (A1) · Chapter 13

What's this? 这是什么?

学习 wh- 疑问词 what, when, why, how, which。疑问词放在句首:What's this? Why is he here? Which is your bag? 与 be 动词连用时,What's = What is 这样缩写。新词:what, when, why, how, which, phone, computer, water, house, door, window, new。

What Is This? — 这是什么?

  1. Emma Minsu, what's this? 民秀,这是什么?
  2. Minsu This is what? It's a... computer? 这是什么?嗯……是电脑吗?(错误:疑问词要放在前面——"What's this?")
  3. Emma What's this? Yes, it's a new computer! "What's this?" 是的,是新电脑!
  4. Minsu What's this? It's my new phone! 这是什么?是我的新电话!

My New House — 我的新房子

  1. Jack Minsu, which is your bag? 民秀,哪个是你的包?
  2. Minsu Your bag which? The new one. 你的包哪个?那个新的。(错误:疑问词要放在前面——"Which is your bag?")
  3. Jack Which is your bag? And what's that — a window? 哪个是你的包?还有那是什么——窗户吗?
  4. Minsu Yes! It's a new window. This is my new house! 是的!是新窗户。这是我的新房子!
what

pronoun 什么

when

adverb 什么时候

why

adverb 为什么

how

adverb 怎么,如何

which

det. 哪个

phone

noun 电话

computer

noun 电脑

water

noun

house

noun 房子

door

noun

window

noun 窗户

new

adjective 新的

wh- 疑问句:what, when, why, how, which

Explanation

疑问词放在句子最前面:what, when, why, how, which。与 be 动词常缩写:What's this?(= What is this?)Why is he here? How are you? Which is your bag? "what" 问事物,"when" 问时间,"why" 问原因,"how" 问方式或状态,"which" 从一组中挑一个。疑问词在前,然后 be,再然后其余部分——语序是固定的。

Examples

  • What's this? — It's a phone. 这是什么?——是电话。
  • Why is he here? — He is my brother. 他为什么在这里?——他是我兄弟。
  • Which is your bag? — The new one. 哪个是你的包?——那个新的。
  • How are you? — I am good, thank you. 你好吗?——我很好,谢谢。

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