what主要用于引导名词性从句,表示“...的东西或事情”,“...的人或的样子”,也可表示“...的地方”等含义。
1. 表示“……的东西或事情”:
They’ve done what they can to help her.
他们已经尽力帮助了她。
What Mary is is the secretary.
玛丽的职务是秘书。
2. 表示“……的人或的样子”:
He is no longer what he was.
他已经不是以前的那个样子。
3. 表示“……的数量或数目”:
Our income is now double what it was ten years ago.
我们现在的收入是10年前的两倍。
4. 表示“……的时间”:
After what seemed like hours he came out with a bitter smile.
似乎过了几个小时他才苦笑着出来。
The young girl was too frightened to speak, standing there for what seemed like hours.
小女孩吓得不敢说话,在那儿站了几个小时。
5. 表示“……的地方”:
This is what they call Salt Lake City.
这就是他们称为盐湖城的地方。
6.what+主语+及物动词
What he says is reasonable.
What he says是主语从句,what在主语从句中作宾语。
7.What+主语+不及物动词/系动词+介词
The judge does not consider what each eyewitness looks like.
What each evewitness looks like是宾语从句,what在从句中作介词like的宾语