【功能英文】好奇杀死猫!Curiosity killed the cat!
人总是有好奇心的,不但是小朋友,大人也有。对发生的事、自己未知的事总是很好奇想知道。这时候,我们就用得上以下这些句了!
常用的是what引起的问句:
Hey, what’s up here?
嗨,这儿怎么啦?
What’s going on?
发生什么事啦?
What’s on your mind?
你在想什么呢?
加上“on earth”可以加强语气:
Why on earth are you laughing?
你究竟在笑什么?
问过去的事,一定要记得用过去时:
What happened then?
接着怎么了?/后来呢?
Can someone tell me when it happened?
有人能告诉我是什么时候发生的吗?
“Do you happen to know…?”这个句型很有用,其中的“happen”是指“碰巧;刚好”:
Do you happen to know anything about his problems?
你会不会刚好知道他的问题吗?
可用以下句型表达一下想知道的愿望:
I’d love to know about the plan.
我想知道这个计划。
I’d like to know how they managed to do it.
我很想知道他们是怎样做成这事的。
这个更夸张一些,“I’d give a lot to know…”,哇,愿意付出很多来满足好奇心:
I’d give a lot to know about how the car accident really happened.
我很想知道车祸到底是怎么发生的。
用“I wish…”这个虚拟语气句型语气会较委婉:
I wish someone would tell me the secret.
但愿有人会告诉我这个秘密。
另一个委婉的句型“I wonder if…”:
I wonder if you could tell me the reason.
不知你能否把原因告诉我。
用上关键词“interested(有兴趣知道)”和“curious(好奇的)”:
I’m very interested in discovering who he was.
我很想弄清楚他是何方神圣。
I’m rather curious to know about the details of the merger.
我对合并的细节非常好奇。
我们最后来学习两个对话,演练一下:
A: You've heard about Mary, I suppose?
B: No, I don't think so. What happened?
A: Well, it's great news. You remember that novel she finished last month? There's a good chance that the publishers will accept it.
B: Oh, marvelous! She must be very excited and proud of herself.
A:我想你已经听到了玛丽的事了吧?
B:不,我没有。怎么了?
A:啊,是个好消息。你还记得上个月她写完的小说吗?出版商很有可能接受。
B:太好了。她一定为自己感到兴奋和骄傲。
A: Did they find a way at last?
B: Yes, they worked out a plan.
A: I'd love to know about it.
B: I wouldn't mind knowing more myself, but I don't have any details.
A:他们最终想出办法了吗?
B:是的,他们制定了一个计划。
A:我真想知道这个计划是什么。
B:我也很想,但我一点儿都不知道。
发现了吧?没错,想八卦的时候,这些句子绝对有用!
不过呢,好奇虽然是好事,但是别忘记:
Curiosity killed the cat.
这是一句西方谚语,字面意为:好奇杀死猫。是用来警告/提醒别人:别问太多问题哟!
Now it's your time to open your mouth and practice! 张开嘴巴练起来!