你有沒有發(fā)現(xiàn)自己身邊有一群“隨便黨”,甚至你自己都有可能是“黨員”之一?
“今天晚上吃什么?”
“隨便?!?/p>
“圣誕節(jié)你想要什么禮物?”
“隨便。”
“你是傻瓜嗎?”
“隨便?!?/p>
隨便哪一個人,隨便什么時候,“隨便”這個詞總比其他隨便一個詞更常用。然而,就是這么隨便的口語,如果會用英文表達(dá),會讓人覺得你口語特別熟練。
不過在英語里,“隨便”不只是一個單詞,那可是一個家族。而這個家族隨便哪一個成員,在后頭都跟著個ever。
‘a(chǎn)nything at all’ or ‘it doesn’t matter what’
(隨便什么,無論什么)
For example:
We can watch whatever movie you like.
(隨便你想看什么電影,我們都可以看)
Whatever, I will talk to you later.
(隨便,我之后再和你說)
‘a(chǎn)ny time at all’ or ‘it doesn’t matter when’
(隨便何時,無論何時)
For example:
I don't care whenever you want to come visit is fine with me.
(我無所謂,隨便你想什么時候來看我都可以)
Whenever you miss me I will be here.
(隨便什么時候只要你想我我就會在這里)
Wherever -‘a(chǎn)ny place at all’ or ‘it doesn’t matter where’
(隨便哪里,無論何地)
For example:
Sit wherever you like.
(隨你喜歡坐哪里吧)
She is shadowed by detectives wherever she goes.
(她無論走到哪里都被偵探跟蹤著)
Whoever - ‘a(chǎn)ny person at all’ or ‘it doesn’t matter who’
(隨便誰,無論誰)
For example:
Give this to Jack or Rose or whoever.
(把這個給Jack或Rose或隨便誰)
Whoever is responsible for this will be punished.
(無論是誰負(fù)責(zé)這個的,都要被罰)
Whichever - ‘a(chǎn)ny one at all’ or ‘it doesn’t matter which’
(隨便哪個,無論哪個)
For example:
Whichever way you look at it, things are pretty bad.
(隨便你從哪個方面來看這東西,它都很失敗)
It will be a difficult operation, whichever method you choose.
(這會是一次很艱難的行動,無論你用哪個方法)
However - ‘a(chǎn)ny way at all’ or ‘it doesn’t matter how’
(隨便怎樣,無論怎樣,然而)
For example:
This is a very cheap iPhone. However it’s fake.
(這是一部很便宜的iPhone手機(jī),然而它是山寨的)
We have to finish, however long it takes.
(我們不得不完成這個,無論它耗時多長)
外教老師說:
1. Use these whenever you have the chance.
2. Whatever you are talking about try to put these into the conversation.
3. Use them everyday for a week and you’ll be sounding like an English master.
活用隨便上面哪一個“隨便”的說法,都能讓你的語言表達(dá)更豐富。正如上面說的,說對了自然會有像老外一樣的感覺了。不過,真要讓你的英語如同母語般流暢,還是要每天都看看、說說、聽聽,自然會有穩(wěn)步提升。
今天你學(xué)到的“隨便家族”的幾個成員——whatever、 whenever、wherever、whoever、whichever、however,你能試著用其中一個或幾個詞造個句嗎?寫在評論里。