英語漫談系列(36)
37) whatever亦可引導一名詞子句,whatever = all the things which 是包含前述詞之複合關係代名詞,比前述的what範圍較廣:
《Whatever will be will be; the
future is not our eyes to
see.》船到橋頭自然直—(會發生的事無法避免,未來不可預測)-勿杞人憂天。whatever will be一個名詞子句= anything that will be 作後面will be 之主詞.。註:Whatever
will be will be = Que se ra se ra.
(拉丁諺語)
a. No
one believes whatever he says. 無人相信他,不論他說什麼話。 (如用what,則僅指他說的那一句話)
*b. Whatever
you sell, I don’t buy it. 我不相信,不論你說什麼話。
比較:
c. What curious books I have, they are indeed but few, shall be at your disposal.
我所擁有珍奇的書本即使不多,但可以全供你使用。(註:What curious
books…= All the curious books that I have…;what作關係形容詞,at one’s disposal 任由…使用)
Note:
whatever 之其他用法:
1.
引導一個副詞子句 = no
matter what…它必須和主要子句以逗號隔開:Whatever may come, (= Come what may) we
are on your side.無論結果如何,我們都支持你。
2.
~ you say. 依你的意思。 ~ you like.依你的喜好
3. 否定+ ~~ = 否定+ at all (作加強語氣用)
They
don’t have any right ~~ to say so. 他們一點也沒權利這說。=
They have no right at all to say so.
*比較:whichever:
W~ model you decide on, you can be certain
luxury welcomes you. 無論你決定選購何種樣品屋,你能確定買的是豪宅。(whichever= no matter which)
Justin
Lai 編
12/13/2013
AACHW13
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