用來表達「讚嘆、驚呼」的「How/What感嘆句」用法
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生活當中會遇到各式各樣令你驚嘆、讚嘆、驚訝的事情~像是吃到美食你會驚呼「真好吃!」、看見可愛小動物則會尖叫「太可愛了!」、犯蠢會自嘲「我真蠢!」,這些在英文可以用「how 或 what 開頭的感嘆句」來表達,看下列範例:
🔰 how 引領形容詞或副詞片語,主詞和動詞可視情況省略。
句型:How +adj. (+S+V)
*在不影響文意理解的狀況下,句中的 S + V 常可以省略。
How foolish I was to not believe you!
我不相信你真是蠢!
How foolish!
真蠢!
How fast the time went by as we watched you grow up.
我們看著你長大,這時間過得真快。
How lucky (Frank was)! He won more than NT$10 million.
法蘭克多幸運啊!他贏得超過臺幣一千萬元的獎金。
How bright (the sun is)! I will wear my sunglasses today.
陽光真耀眼!我今天要戴太陽眼鏡。
🔰 what 引領名詞片語
句型:What a/an + adj. + N (+ S + V)! 「多麼…(的…)!」
What a wonderful surprise you brought to me!
你帶給我的驚喜真是美好呢!
What a curious little girl your daughter is!
你的女兒真是一名好奇的女孩呢!
My dog can play for several hours without stopping. What energy (it has)!
我的狗可以玩耍好幾個小時都不休息,多麼有精力啊!
‼ 視情況可以轉換這兩種用法喔!
How foolish I was to not believe you!
= What a foolish man I was to not believe you!
What an interesting story it is!
= How interesting the story is!
這真是個有趣的故事啊!