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常用表达

How come 是什么意思?带着惊讶问为什么,语序却不倒装

How come 是随意地问“怎么会、为什么”。后面要保留 you are 的陈述语序;把 why are you 的结构搬过来就会出错。

How come? 表示“为什么、怎么会这样”,是非正式地询问原因,并带有惊讶:事情与预想不同。正式讲话和书面表达中,可改用 why。

想在对话中用 how come 吗?

练习在对话中灵活使用英语词汇

开始学习

How come + subject + verb?; How come?

  • How come the office is empty? Is there a meeting upstairs?
  • 'I'm not going to the party.' 'How come? You were so excited yesterday.'
  • How come you speak Spanish so well if you've never lived there?

修改原因

修改前How come are you still at the office? It's nearly midnight.

修改后How come you are still at the office? It's nearly midnight.

How come 后面保留陈述句语序:you are,而不是 are you。错误来自 why 的疑问结构,那里需要倒装:Why are you still at the office?

Cambridge Dictionary

How come 与 why 意思接近,但 why 语气中性、适用范围更广:Why did the company change its policy? How come 比较口语,不宜用于 IELTS 作文,但在 Speaking 中可以很自然。

动手练习

My colleague is never late, but today she came in an hour after everyone else, so I asked, 'How come ___ so late?'

(you are / are you)

查看答案

you are — How come 后面用陈述语序,先 you,再 are。Are you 的顺序适用于 why 后面,放在 how come 后则不对。

想一个工作或学习中让你惊讶的变化。用 how come 提问,并在问题里说清究竟变了什么。

How come the canteen closes at two now? It used to stay open until five.

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用正在学的词造句。LetsWords 检查用法和语法,提供修改与母语解释,再通过复习巩固。

制定练习安排

按英语水平和学习目标练习,查看修改及错误解释。