众所周知,英语表达强调或加强语气的方式有很多。我们可以用句型是it’s that…,也可以用单词do、did、much、still、far等。

比如用do或者did强调动词:I did finish the work.我确实完成了工作。You are late again. Do tell me the reason, please.你又迟到了。请告诉我理由。

I do hope you will take care of yourself when I leave.我真的希望我走后你好好注意身体。I do wish I could play basketball.我可真巴不得会打篮球。

介词短语作形容词的用法(哪些介词短语可以用来加强语气)(1)

除了句型和词汇能表达强调或加强语气外,我们也可以用介词短语来表达。下面的六个常见的介词短语的意思均为“到底,究竟”,它们多用在疑问句中。

1.in the world除了表示“世上,世界上”外,可以用来加强语气,意思我“究竟,到底”。它可表示惊讶或不悦。比如:What in the world is he doing? 他到底在干什么呢?

What in the world did they think they were doing? 他们到底认为自己在做什么?Don't rush—we've got all the time in the world. 别急急忙忙的,我们有的是时间。

介词短语作形容词的用法(哪些介词短语可以用来加强语气)(2)

2.on earth可指“地球上”,也可以表示“到底,究竟”,用来加强疑问句的语气。比如:What on earth are you doing? 你究竟在干什么?How on earth can she afford that since she is so poor? 她这么穷,怎么可能负担得起呢?Where on earth did you spring from?你究竟是从哪儿冒出来的?

3.in heaven指“究竟”,比如:Where in heaven were you? 你当时究竟在哪里?

4.in hell指“究竟”。比如:What the hell do you think you are doing? 你到底知不知道自己在干什么?

介词短语作形容词的用法(哪些介词短语可以用来加强语气)(3)

5.in nature最常见的意思是“本质上,事实上”,它也可以表示“究竟”,用来加强语气。比如:TV news is more interesting than printed news for us. What in nature do you mean? 对我们来说电视新闻远比报纸新闻更为有趣。你究竟是什么意思?

6.under the sun除了当“天下,世界上”讲之外,还可表强调“到底,究竟”。比如:What under the sun could I have put the purse?我到底能把钱包放哪里了呢?What under the sun did they guys do it for? 他们这帮家伙究竟为什么干那事?

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