what are you having for dinner?

你晚饭吃什么?

She is not what she was a few years ago.

她已经不是几年前的她了。

what color is your dress?

你的衣服是什么颜色？

what political party does he belong to?

他是哪个政党的成员?

what a lovely dog!

狗真可爱呀!

what, do you really want to go?

什么！你真的要去？

what do you want?...

你想要什么？

what did she tell you, anyway?...

总之，她告诉了你什么？

You can imagine what it would be like driving a car into a brick wall at 30 miles an hour...

你可以想象汽车以每小时30英里的速度撞向一堵砖墙结果会怎样。

I want to know what happened to Norman...

我想知道诺曼怎么了。

what precisely triggered off yesterday's riot is still unclear...

究竟是什么引发了昨天的骚乱还不清楚。

what I wanted, more than anything, was a few days' rest...

我最想要的就是能休息几天。

She had been in what doctors described as an irreversible vegetative state for five years...

她处于医生所说的不可逆性植物人状态已经5年了。

Meanwhile, most young people in the West are expected to leave what could be life's most momentous decision'u2014marriage'u2014almost entirely up to luck.

同时，人们认为西方的大多数年轻人把婚姻这一可能是人生最重要的决定几乎完全交由命运来安排。

He drinks what is left in his glass as if it were water...

他把杯子里剩下的东西当水一样全喝了下去。

He moved carefully over what remained of partition walls.

他小心翼翼地跨过残余的隔墙。

'Dad?' 'u2014 'what?' 'u2014 'Can I have the car tonight?'

“爸爸？”——“什么事？”——“我今晚能用车吗？”

'They could paint this place,' she said. 'what?' he asked.

“他们可以粉刷这个地方，”她说。“什么？”他问。

'Adolphus Kelling, I arrest you on a charge of trafficking in narcotics.''u2014'what?'

“阿道弗斯·克林，我以贩毒的罪名逮捕你。”——“什么？”

'We've got the car that killed Myra Moss.' 'u2014 'what!'

“我们已经找到撞死迈拉·莫斯的车了。”——“真的！”

what a horrible thing to do...

做这样的事简直太可怕了！

what a busy day.

多么忙碌的一天啊。

It's, what, eleven years or more since he's seen him...

打从他上次见他，已有，嗯，11年甚至更久了。

This piece is, what, about a half an hour long?

这首曲子有，嗯，大约半个小时那么长，对吗？

Guess what? I'm going to dinner at Mrs. Combley's tonight...

你猜怎么着？今晚我要去康伯利夫人家里赴宴。

Do you know what? I'm going to the circus this afternoon.

你知道吗？我下午要去看马戏。

Look at that moon. Is that beautiful or what?...

看看那月亮，它真漂亮，不是吗？

Am I wasting my time here, or what?

我是在这儿浪费时间吗，是不是啊？

'I skipped off school today,' 'u2014 'So what? what's so special about that?'...

“我今天逃学了。”——“那又怎样？有什么特别的吗？”

'This is Hollywood, U.S.A., where they make all the movies, remember.' 'u2014 'what of it?'...

“记住，这是美国的好莱坞，所有那些影片都是在这里制作的。”——“那又如何？”

Tell you what, let's stay here another day.

我想，我们可以在这里再呆一天。

what about going out with me tomorrow?...

明天和我一起出去怎么样？

'what about Sunday evening at Frank's?' 'u2014 'Sure. what time?'...

“周日晚上在弗兰克家怎么样？”——“好啊，几点？”

Now you've talked about work on daffodils, what about other commercially important flowers, like roses?...

既然你们已谈到了种植水仙花，那么其他具有重要商业价值的花卉呢，比如玫瑰？

And what about when you were in the fifth year, did people give you careers advice on coming to college?...

那么在你五年级时，有人就上大学给过你择业方面的建议吗？

'This thing with the Corbett woman.''u2014'Oh, yeah. what about her?'

“是跟那个科比特家的女人有关的事。”——“哦，是吗，她怎么了？”

1. what happened next?
   后来发生了什么事?
2. what is this used for?
   这做什么用?
3. what I need most is your help.
   我最需要的是你的帮助。
4. what the town needs are more council houses.
   该市需要的是更多的市建民房。
5. He began to think about just what he would do.
   他开始考虑他将做什么。
6. Tell me what you want.
   告诉我你想要什么。
7. This dictionary is just what I want for my study.
   这部词典正是我学习要用的工具。
8. Say what he will,in his heart he knows that he is wrong.
   不管他怎么说,他心里明白他错了。
9. I don't know what to do.
   我不知道做什么。

what about

怎么样,以为如何how!

what if

要是…又怎样what will happen if

• what%27s%20what">what's what事情之真相
• what%20if">what if如果 ... 将会怎...
• what%20is%20more">what is more而且此外
• what%20not">and what not诸如此类(以及其他)...
• what%20may">come what may不论发生什么事情...
• what%20have%20you">what have you诸如此类
• what%20for%3F">what for?为什么？
• what%20for">what for为什么
• what%20about%E2%80%A6%3F">what about…?…怎么样了? 对…怎...
• what">or what还是其他的什么...
• what%20will">come what will不管如何
• what%20is%20sauce%20for%20the%20goose%20is%20sauce%20for%20the%20gander_2E">what is sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.对别人如何对自己也应...
• what%20may">happen what may无论发生何事...
• what%20about">what about(对于) ... 怎...
• what%20for">give someone what for严厉惩罚某人...
• what%20it%20takes">what it takes成功的必要条件...
• what%27s%20what">know what's what有常识
• what%20with">what with因 ...
• what%20should%20be%20done%20today_2E">Don't put off till tomorrow what should be done today.今天的事今天完成。...
• what%20is%20done%20by%20night%20appears%20by%20day_2E">what is done by night appears by day.若要人不知除非己莫为...

• She ventured to enquire..in what quarter Mr Henchard could be found.

  出自：T. Hardy

• 'I don't want him, if that's what you mean,' said Veronica.

  出自：E. Bowen

• what was the cause?

  出自：J. Buchan

• what could I..say against all this?

  出自：J. Rhys

• what the hell has it got to do with you where I work?

  出自：J. Wain

• what's that funny noise that keeps coming?

  出自：I. Murdoch

• The doctor will soon find out what's wrong.

  出自：P. Ackroyd

• I don't know what it's like to write a poem.

  出自：M. Amis

夜生活

A：what (wine/ pasta/ dessert) do you recommend?
你推荐什么（酒/意大利面/甜食）？

B：This one is excellent.
这种不错。

户外运动

A：what kind of sports do you like?
你喜欢哪种运动？

what

B：Anything outdoor is prefeered.
我喜欢所有的户外运动。

培训

what

A：what did you do?
你都做了什么？

B：I (went sailing/ played badminton/ did karate*).
我（乘船航行/打羽毛球/练空手道）。