① What is he?不可照字面理解為“他是什么?”這種句型實(shí)際上是問(wèn)某人的職業(yè),意為“他是干什么工作的?他的職業(yè)是什么?”“What do/does+主語(yǔ)+do”結(jié)構(gòu)也是詢問(wèn)某人的職業(yè),這兩種句型可換用。
What is Jack?杰克是干什么工作的?
What does Jack do?
② who用于問(wèn)人的姓名,答句應(yīng)說(shuō)出姓名。
A:Who is that man?那人是誰(shuí)?
B:He is a teacher.
B:He is John.
他是約翰。
③ what he is指“他現(xiàn)在的情況,他是怎樣一個(gè)人”,側(cè)重于他的人品、學(xué)問(wèn)或特征。
A man's dignity depends not on what he has (his wealth)but on what he is (his character). 一個(gè)人的真正價(jià)值,不在于他的財(cái)富,而在于他的人品。
It is the open-door policy that made China what she is today. 是開(kāi)放政策使中國(guó)有今日之繁榮。
Patience and diligence have made what he is. 耐心與勤奮使他擁有今天的成功。