091. What’s the use of...?
……有什么用呢?
[句型解析]
“What’s the use of...?”是一個問句,但隱含的意義卻很清楚,即勸慰別人不要去做某事,這樣是無用的。我們還可以說“What’s the point of...?”,“of”后跟名詞或動名詞。
[實例]
1. What’s the use of talking about it?
談這個又有什么用呢?
2. What’s the use of crying over spilt milk?
后悔有什么用呢?
3. What’s the point of arguing with her?
和她爭論又有什么用呢?
4. What’s the point of worrying about it?
為此擔(dān)心又有什么用呢?
[實戰(zhàn)練習(xí)]
A: How long have you been studying English?
你學(xué)英語多久了?
B: Over ten years now, but my English is not very fluent at all.
十多年了,但我英語一點都不流利。
A: Why not?
為什么?
B: I don’t like speaking English because I’m afraid of making mistakes.
我不想講英語因為我怕犯錯。
A: What’s the use of studying English if you won’t speak it?
如果不講,學(xué)英語又有什么用呢?
B: You’re right. I should try to speak out more and not be so afraid of making mistakes.
你很對。我該多說,不應(yīng)怕犯錯。