重点知识讲解
1. When is your birthday, Linda?
◆?本句是由when引导的特殊疑问句,意为“琳达,你的生日是什么时候?”。
◆?句中when为疑问副词,意为“什么时候”。当询问某人的生日时,可用句型“When is your / his / her / one's birthday?”,其答语为“My / His? / Her? / ... birthday is on ...”或“It's on ...”。如:
—When is your birthday
—My birthday is? / It's on June 10th.
【温馨提示】
when作为疑问副词时,也可以对其他活动的时间进行提问。如:
(1) —When is your birthday party?
—At seven this evening.
(2)?—When will (将) you go to Beijing?
—Next week.
【运用】汉译英
——你表弟的生日是什么时候?
——他的生日?/?它是在7月7日。
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2. How old are you?
◆?该句意为“你多大了?”。
◆?句中how old?意为“多大年纪;几岁了”。句型“How old + be +?主语?”可用来询问年龄,其答语为“主语?+ be +?基数词?+ year(s) old?”,其中year(s) old可以省略。如:
—How old is your grandma?
—She's 93 (years old).
【运用】对划线部分提问,每空一词。
My mother is?37 years old.?
________ ________ is your mother?
3. in, on & at
介词in, on和at都可以与表示时间的词连用,但用法不同。
◆?in常用于表示月份、年、上午、下午或晚上等词语前。如:in July, in 2016, in the evening。
◆?on常用于表示星期、日期、节日等具体的某一天的词语前。如:on Monday, on December 21st, On Mother's Day。
◆?at常用于表示具体的某一时刻的词语前。如:at seven, at 6:10。
【运用】选用in, on或at填空。
(1) I have breakfast ________ 7:30 _______ the morning.?
(2) Our English test is ________ December 15th.
(3) He wants to go to Guangzhou ________ November.
答案
1. —When is your cousin's birthday?
—His birthday is / It's on July 7th.
2. How old
3. (1) at; in (2) on (3) in