2014年12月09日 - 蘋果
問：要問一個人的樣子，例如是不是大眼睛、小嘴巴等，英文應說What does she look?還是How does she look?
答：讀者示下第一句的what應是代名詞，第二句的how則是副詞（adverb），而代名詞和副詞用法不同：要問人、物等的品質，可用How is...?或What is... like?這兩個句式，例如：
（1）"How is the weather outside? / What is the weather like outside?" "It is frightful, not fit for man or beast."（「外面天氣怎樣？」「十分惡劣，人所難堪，即使野獸都挨不住。」）
（2）"How does she look? / What does she look like?" "She is tall and pretty."（「她的樣子怎樣？」「她很高，很漂亮。」）
無論問題是how one looks還是what one looks like，答案一般都是She is tall and pretty之類大致的描述，未必會仔細形容五官。假如要問五官長得怎樣，英文可以說：What are her facial features like?這樣，對方才會給你以下一類答案：She is a beautiful girl, with big eyes, a straight nose, and a small mouth（她很美，眼睛大，鼻梁直，嘴巴小）。
問：問人家意見，應說How about you?還是What about you?
答：How about you?和What about you?同義，都是「你則怎樣」的意思，不一定是問人家的意見，例如：I am not thirsty. What / How about you?（我不口渴，你呢？）
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