What's that smell? *完全不清楚時。
What's that smell? (這是什麼味兒?)
Oh, no! Something's burning. (噢，不好!是什麼糊了吧。)
I wonder what that smell is?
I wonder where that smell is coming from?
什麼聲音?
What's that noise?
What's that noise? (什麼聲音?)
It's my alarm clock. (是我的鬧鐘的聲音。)
這是排什麼的隊?
What is this line for?
What is this line for? (這是排什麼的隊?)
I have no idea. (我也不知道。)
Why are people lined up? (人們為什麼排隊?)
打什麼鬼主意呢?(你忙什麼呢?)
What are you up to? *up to “就某事有……企圖”、“打……的.壞主意”、“從事……”。
What are you up to tonight? (你今天晚上忙什麼?)
Why should I tell you? (我幹嗎非得告訴你不可?)
What's going on? (是什麼呀?)
我可以問一個問題嗎?
May I ask you a question?
May I ask you a question? (我可以問一個問題嗎?)
Sure, what is it? (當然，什麼問題?)
“drowsy”是什麼意思?
What does “drowsy” mean?
What does “drowsy” mean? (“drowsy”是什麼意思?)
It means “sleepy.” (“drowsy”表示“犯困”。)
這是什麼?
What's this?
What's this? (這是什麼?)
It's a foldable bed. (這是摺疊床。)
那是什麼?
What's that?
這是誰的?
Who does this belong to?
Whose is this?
To whom does this belong?
哪一個?
Which one?
That's my car. (那是我的車。)
Which one? (哪輛?)
這叫什麼?
What's it called?
What's it called? (這叫什麼?)
It's called tempura. (這叫“天麩羅”。)
What do you call it?
這是什麼禮物?
What did you get for me? *這種說法不只限於送禮物時。還有“你給我買什麼了?”、“你給我帶什麼來了?”等的語感。
What did you get for me? (是什麼禮物?)
I got you a doll. (我給你買了一個娃娃。)
去哪兒呀?
Where are you headed? *比較隨便的口語說法。
Where are you headed? (去哪兒?)
Home. (回家。)
Where are you going?
Where are you off to?
比如說?
For example?
For instance?
隔多長時間?
How often? *“隔幾分鐘來一趟車”或者“隔多長時間打一次網球”等用於詢問時間的間隔時。
How often should I take this medicine? (這藥一天吃幾次?)
Five times a day. (一天5次。)
How frequently?
U.S.A.是什麼的縮寫?
What does USA stand for?
What does USA stand for? (U.S.A.是什麼的縮寫?)
It stands for the United States of America. (它是United States of America的縮寫。)
多長?
How long? *詢問距離、尺寸時間的長短，聽到這樣的提問，對方以具體數字回答。
How long have you dated her? (你和她交往了多長時間?)
About four years. (大概4年吧。)
How long is her hair? (她的頭髮有多長?)
Very long. (很長。)*不能用具體數字回答時，也可以用類似very long這樣的話來回答。
多早?
How early?
How early should we leave? (咱們多早出發合適?)
Let's leave at 7∶30 am. (早晨7∶30吧。)*用How表示問“多……”的說法還有以下幾種。
How short? (多短?)
How fast? (多快?)
How far? (多遠?)
How quickly? (多快的速度?)
How slowly? (［速度、動作］多慢?)
How soon? (［時間/期間］多快?)
How late? (［時間/時刻］多晚?)
How much? (［不可數］多少?)
How many? (［可數］多少?)
How big/large? (多大?)
How small/little? (多小?)
暑假什麼時候開始?
When does summer break start?
When does summer break start? (暑假什麼時候開始?)
On July 25th. (7月25號。)
開學典禮是哪天?
When was the opening ceremony?
When was the opening ceremony? (開學典禮是哪天?)
January 8th. (1月8日。)
你知道這個生詞的意思嗎?
Do you know the meaning of this word?
這個詞怎麼發音?
How do you pronounce this word?
How do you pronounce this word? (這個詞怎麼發音?)
Climb. The “b” is silent.
A和B之間有什麼區別?
What's the difference between A and B?
What's the difference between A and B? (A和B之間有什麼區別?)
They're about the same. (它們幾乎相同。)
