小白鼠還有兩個星期就結束測試,對於潔西說自己吃到安慰劑,不然就是藥到現在才吃到才生效,醫生有點不以為然的表情,是沒有說出來什麼,大概覺得這個病人很難搞吧?哈哈,要保持良好關係。今天學生跟好都臨時請假,下雨天大家都很忙,潔西就剛好悠哉悠哉地在家打打字,看看書,看看影片,發發呆。下面把昨天上的 WH 問題練習,比較閒,就寫了解釋,很多人還是弄不清楚,其實真的沒有很難,只是不少人有時候不同的語言,只聽到一部分,所以很一下子腦袋很難轉過來吧?
今天覺得時間過得很慢,早上在十點鬧鐘還沒到的時候就起來了,很懶惰的在床上混很久,九點多起來吧。一起來又頭痛了,這種天氣真的很容易頭痛,一直懶得吃藥,因為沒有很痛,前幾天才吃過英明格,頭痛太久了,大概就會有感覺這個頭痛需不需要吃藥,不過剛剛還是吃了止痛藥 EVE ,有次學生拿出來給潔西吃,居然有效,小痛可以,偏頭痛止不了,然後剛剛又吃了三片黑巧克力,好像比較好一點了,哪個的效果不知,但是巧克力會引起咳嗽馬上見效。
這幾天其實有點小放空,這種天氣居然沒有天氣不好已經很奇蹟了,剛剛還把衣服洗了,把地掃過拖過,把發音講義整理過,把一些該丟的講義都整理了一下,效率奇佳。然後居然晚上還炒飯來吃,自己一邊吃還一邊覺得好好吃的炒飯喔,隨便炒炒就這麼好吃,前兩天上課也很開心,下雨天,七個人,三個人,一樣都上得很開心,躁期莫名其妙的自信心真的站在一旁看覺得真好笑。大概做什麼都會覺得自己做得很好的不正常自信吧?好想沒寫過耶,來寫一下躁期的徵狀好了。潔西是 Bioplar Disorder II 輕燥,至少醫生那天是這麼說。美國的 MINH 列了下面的徵狀。
潔西現在沒那麼誇張,但是心情不錯,同時想做一百件事沒錯,會有 racing thoughts 很多想法在腦海裡一直轉轉轉,睡不著是很正常,不吃藥的話大概就摸摸摸到天明。不會很誇張,但是就會突然往上拉一個層級,因為物極必反,上星期差不多跌到谷底了,然後就上來了,就這樣。看小說,這次運氣不錯,借到好像蠻好看的小說。看書去。晚安:)
Feel very “up","high," or elated 感到非常嗨,心情超好
Have a lot of energy 充滿精力
Have increased activity levels 增加活動
Feel “jumpy" or “wired" 覺得緊張焦慮興奮刺激
Have trouble sleeping 有睡眠困擾
Talk really fast about a lot of different things 說得很快關於很多的不同的事情
Do risky things, like spend a lot of money or have reckless sex 做一些有風險的是,比方說花很多錢跟隨意的性愛
挑戰你十幾年沒用的英文 (誤) 下雨天閒閒沒有孩子可以打,寫寫看來簡單的 WH 練習題,希望大家都答對18題。(上次寫過的可以看下面的解釋說明)
又下面問題不能隨便亂問,有些不適合喔。
沒有很難的填空,填疑問詞 5W1H: what, where, when, why, who, how 或者是助動詞
am, is, are, was, were, will, have, has, do, does, did 答案可能有一個字或兩個字。
Review: question formation American English File 4 1A P4
Complete the following questions with one or two question words or an auxiliary verb.
1 ____________ do you earn?
2 ____________ you married?
3 ____________ have you been studying English?
4 ____________ do you prefer, small towns or big cities?
5 ____________ do you go to the movies in a year?
6 ____________ tall are you?
7 ____________ religion are you?
8 ____________ you want to have children?
9 ____________ of music do you listen to?
10 ____________ advice do you listen to most?
11 ____________ you ever said “I love you” and not meant it?
12 ____________ did you vote for in the last election?
參考答案照下列問句
13 __________________ do you protect your skin from the sun?
a Extremely well. b Pretty well. c Not very well.
14 __________________ are your with your health?
a Very happy. b Quite happy. c Not happy at all.
15 __________________ coffee do you drink in a week?
a A lot. b Quite a bit. c Not much.
16 __________________ do you eat red meat?
a Every day. b Several times a week. c Never.
17 __________________ do you spend on the computer every week?
a 40 hours. b 20 hours. c Five hours.
18 __________________ times a day do you wash hands?
a About six times. b About three times. c Once.
別偷看啊!
1 How much do you earn?
第一題的 earn 是賺錢的賺,有助動詞 do,欠的是 WH 疑問詞,有同學說 What do you earn? 你賺什麼?當然是錢囉。Where do you earn? 問了可能被打,也不合理,所以就是 How much do you earn? 你賺多少錢?這可不能隨便亂問的喔,非常不禮貌,不過台灣大概過年的時候長輩很喜歡問。
2 Are you married? Yes, I’m married.
你結婚了嗎?這裡 married 是形容詞,不是動詞的過去式,所以不能用 do,用 have 也不好。所以只能用 Are,用 Were 也不好,Were you married? 你結過婚嗎?所以也不要說 I was married. 喔,假如你是已婚人士的話。
3 How long have you been studying English? I have been studying English for 20 years.
你唸英文唸多久了?這題的話因為有 have 助動詞,所以是 WH疑問詞,後面是現在完成進行式,現在完成進行式常常用來表達一段時間,所以 How long 是最好,假如我知道你最近一直在學英文,不知道在哪裡, Where have you been studying English? 你在哪裡學英文?也是可以。其他都不OK.
4 Which do you prefer, small towns or big cities?
你比較喜歡哪一個,小鎮還是大都市? 這邊有兩個選擇所以用的是which,what 用在範圍比較大的時候,which 的話比較小範圍,或幾個之間的選擇。
5 How often do you go to the movies in a year?
你一年去看電影幾次?有學生用 How many times do you go to the movies? 也可以。因為後面有 in a year 一年中,所以不能用 Where, When 等字。
6 How tall are you? I’m 1 meter 65.
你多高?問身高這邊大概只能用 How 吧!問體重想知道嗎? How much do you weigh? 你多重?這潔西超愛問…比較熟的人就可以問 Do you mind if I ask you a personal question? 不介意的話,就說 No, not at all. 通常對方會直接說不介意,小心點的會說看你的問題是什麼?
7 What religion are you? I’m a Christian./ Catholic / Buddhist / Daoist / Jew / Muslim
你是什麼宗教?這邊用 which 好像也可以啦。上面 Christian 基督教徒,Catholic 天主教徒,Buddhist 佛教徒,Daoist 道教徒,Jew 猶太教徒,Muslim 回教徒。假如你沒有宗教信仰的話就可以說 I’m not religious. 。宗教的問題也不是個好話題喔。
8 Do you want to have children?
你想要有想小孩嗎?這裡有動詞了,所以前面需要助動詞,現在簡單式用 do 來幫忙 you 照問句。這也不甘大多人的事,雖然大家很愛問,尤其結婚很久沒生小孩的人。人家要嗎就是不想生,不然就是生不出來,反正都不要問最好。
9 What kind of music do you listen to? I listen to classical music. 我聽古典音樂。
你聽什麼樣的音樂? 因為有 of ,所以前面是名詞 What kind/What type 都可以。
10 Whose advice do you listen to most?
這題對的人很少。 advice 是名詞,你聽忠告,忠告名詞前面假如說用 What 什麼忠告你最聽從,很奇怪,其他都不對,你最聽誰的忠告?用 Whose 才對。
11 Have you ever said “I love you” and not meant it?
你曾經說過「我愛你」但不是真心的嗎?這裡看到 ever 跟動詞第三態過去分詞大概可以猜得出來是完成式,問的是經驗。所以用現在完成式,用 Have 造問句。
12 Who did you vote for in the last election?
你上次投票投給誰?這裡有 vote for 是像片語差不多了,投票不會投給什麼,除非有什麼不同的選舉,所以這裡是 Who 誰。
13 How well do you protect your skin form the sun?
你多保護你的肌膚不受太陽的傷害?
14 How happy are you with your health?
你對你的健康有多開心?
15 How much coffee do you drink in a week?
你一星期喝多少咖啡?
16 How often do you eat read meat?
你多常吃紅肉?
17 How long do you spend on the computer ever week?
你每星期花在電腦上多少時間?
18 How many times a day do you wash your hands?
你一天洗幾次你的手?
下面是解釋到 what 跟 who 這兩個疑問詞當主詞的時候,是當作第三人稱單數,而且因為他就是主詞了,所以不會把疑問詞放到主詞前面,就直接照直述句的句型。
Where are you from?
When is your birthday?
Who did you go to the movies with? 受
Who cooked dinner for you last night? 主
Who is taking a shower? 主
Who are you taking a shower with? 受
What happened? 主
What’s happened? 主
繼續寫點關於 how 的問題,how 的問題真的可以有很多耶,不過常見的就那幾個,運用太廣了,可以接在形容詞跟副詞後面,也可以單獨存在, How do you like your job? 超多人回答不出來,其實台灣人不會問你如何喜歡你的工作,但是外國人就會啊!是英文的文法不同,有你覺得你的工作如何,不能回答 Yes 跟 No 喔。
How often do you go to the gym? Three or four days a week.
你多常去健身房?一星期三四次。
How often 用來問頻率。 always, usually, sometimes 這些頻率放在一般動詞的前面。但是 once a month, twice a year, three times a week 則放在最後面。
(alway, usually, sometimes, rarely, never, once a month, twice a year)
How long do you spend at the gym? About an hour.
花多久的時間在健身房?大約一小時。
How long 用來問時間。問某人某件事花多久時間,比方說公司到家裡搭車花多久時間, How long does it take? 主詞這邊很多人會用 I ,其實應該要用 it 喔。
How well do you follow your diet? Not very well.
你多遵守你的飲食規則?不是很遵守。
How well 問程度,做到多好的意思,注意 well 是副詞所以要修飾動詞,假如要修飾名詞則要用形容詞 How good ,比方說 How good are you at sports? 運動多行的意思。well 問就用副詞 well 回答, good 問就用形容詞 good 或 bad 回答。
(very well, pretty well, about average, not very well)
How healthy are your eating habits? Somewhat health.
你的飲食習慣有多健康?有些健康。
How healthy 這就是 how 隨便亂加,馬上想到 How stupid are you? 生氣的時候罵人家你有多笨?其實是指對方是個大笨蛋的意思。 How 後面可以加名詞,形容詞都可以,表達程度。
How many meals do you eat a day? Five small meals.
你一天吃幾餐?五小餐。
How many 用來問數量,而且一定是問可數名詞。答案可以是數量詞,或是可數的數量詞,像 a few 等。
How much sleep do you get? Quite a bit.
你說睡多少?蠻多的。
How much 只能加不可數的名詞,所以答案不太會有數量,除非是用容器或計量單位去數。或不可數的數量詞。
(a lot, about average, very little)
(a lot, quite a bit, a little, not very much, not at all) + v
上面這些詞用來休市動詞
(extremely, very, really, pretty, fairly, somewhat) + adj
上面的副詞用來修飾形容詞Ho