1、what用法一、 what用作关系代词，也即连接代词，引导名词性从句, 可以作主语、 宾语、定语1. 引导主语从句例1 What made the school proud was that more than 90 of the students had been admitted to key universities. 使学校骄傲的是90的学生被重点大学录取。例2 What makes the matter worse is that it begins to rain. 2. 引导表语从句例3 -Are you still thinking about yesterdays game
2、?-Oh, thats what makes me feel excited.例4 The city is not what it used to be. 这个城市不再是先前的模样了。3. 引导宾语从句例5 A mans worth lays not so much in what he has as in what he is. 人的价值不在于他有什么，而在于他是怎样的人。例6 After what seemed like hours he came out with a bitter smile. 好像过了几个小时以后，他面带苦笑走了出来。,二、 what 用作关系形容词，作定语。意为“所
3、 的全部,任何的”； 与little、few 连用时，其含义多为“虽然少，但把所有的都 ”例7 The home improvements have taken what little there is of my spare time. 家庭环境的改善占去了我仅有的一点业余时间。例8 Dont worry. I will give you what help I can. 别担心， 我一定尽我所能帮你。例9 I will lend you what few reference books I can spare. 我愿把我用不着的虽然为数不多的参考书全部借给你。三、 what惯用句式：A i
4、s to B what C is to D （比喻结构）A对B之关系犹如C对D 之关系例10 Air is to us what water is to fish. 空气对于我们犹如水对于鱼。例11 What salt is to the food, wit and humour are to conversation and literature. 隽语与幽默之于会话与文学，恰象盐之于食物一样。,四、 what引导插入语,意为“还有的是，加之”例12 He is handsome, and what is more, very rich. 例13 He is, what is called
5、, a living dictionary. 五、 what的强调形式whatever(anything that)例14 Whatever she does is ridiculous. 例15 Take whatever magazines you want to read. 六、有关what的某些习语1. What about？(表建议或征求对方意见) 怎么样?例16 What about going to the movies ?2. What for? (=why) (口语) 为何,为什么 ？例17 -Susan, will you please go and empty that
6、drawer?-What for ?3. So what？ (表示不感兴趣或认为不重要) 那又怎么样? (口语)4. what if?/what though (表示建议或疑虑等) 倘使将会怎么样; 即使又怎么样?例18 - What if I move the picture over here?- I suppose it will look better.5. What with and (what with ). 部分因为, 部分因为(后面通常接不好的事情)。例19 What with overwork and what with hunger, he became sick at l
7、ast.,1. The other day , my brother drove his car down the street at _ I thought was a dangerous speed.（2004上海春季）A. as . which C. what D. that2. It is pretty well understood _ controls the flow of carbon dioxide in and out the atmosphere today. （2003上海）A that B. when C. what D. how3. -Are you still t
8、hinking about yesterdays game ?-Oh, thats_.（NMET2003北京春季）A. what makes me feel excited B. whatever I feel excited aboutC. how I feel about it D. when I feel excited4. _ made the school proud was_ more than 90 of the students had been admitted to key universities. （2003上海春季）A. What; because B. What ;
9、 thatC. That ; what D. That ; because5. Perseverance is a kind of quality - and thats _ it takes to do anythingwell. （2002上海）A. what B. that C. which D. why,C,C,A,B,A,6. -I think its going to be a big problem.-Yes, it could be.-I wonder _ we can do about it. （2002北京春季）A. If B. how C. what D. that7.
10、When you answer questions in a job interview, please remember the golden rule: Always give the monkey exactly _ he wants. (2002上海春季)A. what B. which C. when D. that8. A computer can only do _ you have instructed it to do. （NMET2001）A. how B. after C. what D. when9. Little Tommy was reluctant to tell
11、 the schoolmaster _ he had done the day before. （2001上海春季）A. that B. how C. where D. what10. _ she couldnt understand was_ fewer and fewer students showedinterest in her lessons. （2000 上海）A. What; why B. That; what C. What; because D. Why; that 11。The shopkeeper did not want to sell for _ he thought was not enough. 2005年山东 A. where B. how C. what D. which,C,A,C,D,A,C,
