英语中的简短反问句(Tag Question)学习
英语中的简短反问句(Tag Question)学习
说到简短反问句(Tag Question),顾名思义相信大家都知道含义。从第一节英语课开始,我们就在学习,比如:and you?、Is it? Isn’t it?等等,简短反问句由于具有缩略性质,所以很多人会分不清楚到底是肯定还是否定。今天,广州翻译公司-林木翻译就给大家来简单介绍下简短反问句,希望能对大家的英语无论是笔译还是口译都能有所帮助。
下面,林木翻译公司请大家先来看一段对话:
F: Hello, Bob. How was your summer? You studied Chinese this summer, didn't you?
M: Yes, Jenny. I finished my summer school class.
F: Well, how was the course? Chinese is pretty difficult, isn't it?
M: It seemed that way at first. But after a while it became easier.
F: I'll bet you were the best in the class, weren't you?
M: Well, I did get an A. But how about you? You were going to travel, weren't you?
F: Not this summer. I worked to save money. I'm going to Europe next summer.
M: I'm going to China. I guess we'll have lots to talk about next year, won't we?
在这段对话中,出现了很多简短反问句,如:didn't you? isn't it? weren't you? won't we? 这些到底是该理解成否定还是肯定呢?意思是:“是吗”或“不是吗”?
林木翻译现在首先需要大家记一下简单问句的三点规则:
第一:当前面的陈述句是肯定的时候, 反问句就是否定的; 而前面的陈述句是否定的时候, 反问句就是肯定的;
第二:简短反问句是用两个字构成的, 第一个字一定是在前面陈述句里出现的动词或是助动词; 第二个字一定是代名词而且指的就是陈述句里的主语;
第三:反问句和前面陈述句的时态必须一致.
下面列举几种特殊的示例:
1. 用will not 也就是 won't 作简短反问句标明将要做什么。例如: Bob will fly to China, won't he?
2. 用 should not 也就是 shouldn't 作反问句表示应该做什么。例如: Bob should have a passport, shouldn't he?
3. 用 cannot 也就是 can't 作反问句标明能做什么。例如: Bob can take pictures, can't he?
4. 现在完成句式后面需要用haven’t 或hasn’t 加上主语代名词作否定反问句。例如:Jenny has decided to go to Europe, hasn't she?
5. 一般现在式句子的否定反问句就是在句尾用 don't 或是 doesn't 加上主语代名词。例如:Bob and Jenny need education, don't they?
6. 用 There is 或是 There are 开头的句子在句尾加上否定反问句的时候必须用 isn't there 或是 aren't there。例如:
There are a lot of universities and community colleges in the United States, aren't there?
上面举例的都是在前面是肯定句的情况下,后面用否定句。那么前面否定时,后面要用肯定。用语要坚持以上原则,要特别注意时态要与前一句一致。
更多简单反问句请咨询广州专业翻译公司---林木翻译。林木翻译官网:www.lmfygs.com 。