單元4. Tricky Words(容易混淆的字詞)
How is…? vs. What is…like?
How is...
英譯:We use How is…? to ask about someone's general health or about the condition or state of something, or how people experience something
解釋:(健康、情況、經歷)如何?
例句:
A: How's your new car?(你的新車如何?)
B: Wonderful. It's much easier to drive than the old one.(很棒。比舊車還好開。)
What is…like
英譯:We use What is…like? to ask for a description of someone or something(e.g. their appearance, their character, their behavior)
解釋:描述...如何?
例句:
A: What's your new teacher like?(你的新老師是怎麼樣的人?)
B: He's nice. He's very good-looking! But he's quite strict.(他人很好,長得非常好看!但他很嚴格。)◇