一般疑问句答语种种
用yes或no回答的疑问句叫做一般疑问句。但一般疑问句并不一定都用yes或no来回答,初中英语新教材中大量的语言实践充分说明了这一点。请看下面几种情况。
一、对别人的问话表示同意时,用yes回答固然可以,但如果更直截了当地回答时,可以不用yes。
1.Jim:Do yoy want a go?
Ling:OK,thanks.
2.Teacher:Could you take it to the classroom?
Liu Ming:Certainly.
3.Meimei:May I come then?
Ann:Sure!Work must come first!
注:ctrtainly多用于英国英语,而sure多用于美国英语。
Ann:May I go with you?
Wei Hua:Why not?His home isn't far from here.Let's go.
二、对于别人提问的情况似乎知道,但回答时又没有多大把握时,可以用提问的方式、商量的口气或其他方式回答对方。
1.Meimei:Where's Wuhan?Do you know?
Lily:Er,is it in Hebei?
2.A:Is it in the box?
B:Let me have a look.Oh,here it is.
3.Wei Hua:Is it ready now?
Uncle Want:Come and look.
三、有些问题的答语不宜模棱两可,需要准确具体,否则,可能会引起别人的误解。
Wang:Can you speak Chinese?
Jim:Only a little.
注:若用yes回答,别人会认为你的汉语不错。
四、为了使回答显得委婉、客气、往往不采用yes来十分肯定自己的看法,也不用no来断然否定别人的意见,说话往往留有余地而礼貌谦恭。
1.A:Can you mend it?
B:I think so.Let me see.
2.A:Do you have a big piece,please?
B:Sorry,I don't.
3.Kate:Is the kite broken?
Jim:I don't think so.
五、乐意或拒绝接受对方的邀请或要求时,不用yes或no,当拒绝或有不同的看法时,要婉言谢绝或提出自己的看法。
1.Ann:Would you like to come to supper?
Meimei:Oh,thank you!I would love to!But I must ask my parentsfirst.
2.Jim:Shall we go to the park?
Lin Tao:Good idea!When shall we meet?
3.Li Lei:Could I speak to Jim,please?
Kate:I'm afraid he's out at the moment.
4.Li Lei:Oh!Is that a ball?Aren't all balls round?
Sam:Not in the USA.
5.A:Shall we meet at half past two?
B:All right.
六、在回答有些问题时,若回答者不愿或不便表明自己的态度,也往往不用yes或no作正面的回答。
1.A:Do you like doing housework?
B:I don't know.
2.A:Where're Lucy's pencils? Are they on her desk?
B:I can't see.
