When will he come?
他什麽時候來?
It was a time when motorcars were rare.
那是汽車很罕見的時代。
I still remember the night when Nanjing was liberated.
我還記得南京解放那天晚上的情景。
It was raining when we started.
我們動身時正下著雨。
We'll start when the team leader comes.
隊長壹來, 我們就出發。
Turn off the switch when anything goes wrong with the machine.
如果機器發生故障, 就把電門關上。
We have only three books when we need five.
雖然我們需要五本書, 卻只有三本。
Why use wood when you can use plastic?
既然能用塑料, 為什麽還要用木料?
We played outside till sunset, when it began to rain.
我們在戶外壹直玩到太陽下山, 那時天下起雨來了。
We came a week ago, since when the weather has been bad.
我們壹星期前來到這裏, 從那時起天氣壹直不好。
what:
What 's that all about?
那究竟是怎麽回事?
What happened?
出了什麽事?
What is he?
他是做什麽的?
What is he like?
他是怎樣的人?
What if we should fail?
倘若我們失敗了怎麽辦?
He will take what you offer him.
妳給他什麽, 他接受什麽。
What happened after that was interesting.
在那以後所發生的事情很有趣。
What is the fare?
車(船)費多少?
What does it cost?
那要多少錢?
He has, what is rare, true tolerance.
他具有壹般人沒有的寬容精神。
who:
He is a man who is of value to the people.
他是壹個有益於人民的人。
Whom did you see?
妳看見誰了?
That's the man who came to our house yesterday.
那就是昨天到過我們家來的人。
My cousin, who is a painter, is in Japan at present.
我的表哥是畫家, 他現在在日本。
Who breaks pays.
損壞者要賠。
It took the new teacher a few days to remember who was who in the class.
這位新教師花了幾天時間記住班上學生的名字
how:
How does he do it?
他是怎樣做的?
How do you manage to do such a thing?
妳是怎麽設法做這樣的事?
That is how we parted.
我們就是這樣分手的。
I asked how he was getting on.
我問他近來怎麽樣。
I told her how to find me.
我告訴她怎樣才能找到我。
I should like to know how to do it well.
我很想知道怎樣才能做好這件事。
How many books do you have?
妳(***)有多少本書?
How long have you been waiting?
妳已經等了多久?
How beautiful it is!
多麽美麗呀!
How kind of you!
妳真客氣!
why:
Why did you write to him?
妳為什麽給他寫信?
Do you know why he was late?
妳知道他為什麽遲到嗎?
That's the reason why I wrote to him.
那就是我寫信給他的原因。
That is (the reason) why he raised the question.
這就是他所以提出問題的原因。
I cannot explain why.
我說不出理由。
Tell me all the whys and wherefores.
把所有的理由和原因都告訴我
Why, it's nearly nine o'clock.
啊, 快要九點了。
Why, even a child knows that!
哎呀, 這連小孩都知道!
Why, of course, I'll do it.
噢, 當然羅, 我要做的。
Why, yes, I will if you wish.
嗯! 當然, 如果妳希望這樣, 我就去做。