第三十三課 反問句
一.本課要點及示例
在這一課里,我們學習反問句,比方 "你不懂嗎?" Don't you understand? "你跟我 一起看電視好嗎?" Won't you watch television with me? 等等.
現在我們先來聽今天這一課的對話, 內容是說亨利跟凱特談起看球賽的事情.
請你注意兩位英文老師的發音和語調.
F: Henry, why don't we go out to lunch today, and visit some friends?
M: And miss today's football game? Washington and Los Angeles are playing. I can't miss that.
F: Honestly, Henry. Don't you ever get tired of football games?
M: This will be one of the best games of the year, and I haven't seen Washington play for years.
F: Every year, as soon as the leaves start changing,you start spending Sunday afternoons in front of the television watching football.
M: Why don't you watch it with me? You might like it.
F: I have better thing to do with my Sunday afternoons. Besides, it's too rough for me.
下面我請英文老師用慢速度再把對話念一遍.
F: Henry, why don't we go out to lunch today, and visit some friends?
M: And miss today's football game? Washington and Los Angeles are playing. I can't miss that.
F: Honestly, Henry. Don't you ever get tired of football games?
M: This will be one of the best games of the year, and I haven't seen Washington play for years.
F: Every year, as soon as the leaves start changing,you start spending Sunday afternoons in front of the television watching football.
M: Why don't you watch it with me? You might like it.
F: I have better thing to do with my Sunday afternoons. Besides, it's too rough for me.
現在我們把對話里的反問句再聽一遍.
F: Why don't we go out to lunch today?
F: Don't you ever get tired of football games?
M: Why don't you watch it with me?
二.反問句
聽了上面的句子, 或許你對反問句的用法已經有了概念. 一般說來反問句都是 以動詞或是助動詞否定結構. 比方 don't, can't, isn't 開頭, 在追問原因的時候 就把 why, w-h-y, why 放在句子的最前頭, 比方對話里的 Why don't you watch it with me? 就是一個例子. 反問句有幾種用途, 比方可以用來提出建議, 對話 里的 Why don't we go out to lunch today? 意思就等于 Let's go out to lunch today! 也就是 "我們今天出去吃中飯吧!" 現在我們作一組練習, 把這兩種說法作個比較, 練習的內容都跟各種不同運動 有關系, 比方 "英式足球" soccer, "曲棍球" hockey, "賽車" car racing, "拳擊賽" boxing match, "世界棒球賽" baseball world series, "錦標賽" championship game 等等. 練習的作法是老師用 let's 開頭說一句話, 比方 Let's watch the championship game.你就用 Why don't we 開頭把句子改成 Why don't we watch the championship game? 現在我們開始作練習, 每作完一句就請你聽老師念正 確答案.
M: Let's play soccer.
F: Why don't we play soccer?
M: Let's play hockey.
F: Why don't we play hockey?
M: Let's go see a boxing match.
F: Why don't we go see a boxing match?
M: Let's go see car racing.
F: Why don't we go see car racing?
M: Let's go running.
F: Why don't we go running?
M: Let's watch the baseball world series.
F: Why don't we watch the baseball world series?
M: Let's watch the championship game.
F: Why don't we watch the championship game?
M: Let's stay home and watch the football game.
F: Why don't we stay home and watch the football game?
下面我們作一組練習, 學學怎么用反問句邀請別人作一件事情, 比方你要邀請 別人跟你一起打網球. 你可以這樣說: Won't you play tennis with me? 這句話的 意思跟我們以前學過的 Would you play tennis with me? 大同小異. 現在我們把 這兩種說法作個比較, 老師用 Would 開頭說一句話, 你就用 won't 開頭把句子 改成反問句, 現在我們開始作練習, 每作完一句就請你聽老師念正確答案.
M: Would you play tennis with me?
F: Won't you play tennis with me?
M: Would you go to the football game with me?
F: Won't you go to the football game with me?
M: Would you go to the soccer game with me?
F: Won't you go to the soccer game with me?
M: Would you go to the hockey game with me?
F: Won't you go to the hockey game with me?
M: Would you go see a boxing match with me?
F: Won't you go see a boxing match with me?
M: Would you go see car racing with me?
F: Won't you go see car racing with me?
M: Would you watch the baseball world series with me?
F: Won't you watch the baseball world series with me?
M: Would you watch the championship game with me?
F: Won't you watch the championship game with me?