老外最常用的英文短语 第250期:What makes you think

 　　释义：

　　What makes you think ... ? 什么会那么想？

　　同样是“make+宾语+动词原形”的祈使动词典型语句。字面翻译为“什么让你想……？”，可以理解为“为什么会那么想？”，“怎么那么想？”等询问理由的表达。

　　例句：

　　What makes you think we can live together?

　　你为什么觉得我们能住在一起？

　　What makes you think he's seeing someone?

　　你为什么会觉得他在和别人交往？

　　What makes you think she did that?

　　你为什么会觉得是她做的？

　　Well, it makes me think that I could love you.

　　好，这让我觉得我可以爱你了。

　　对话：

　　A: It's obvious¹ that he knows something.

　　很明显，他知道一些事情。

　　B: What makes you think so?

　　是什么让你那么想的？

1 obvious   

adj.明显的，明白的，显然的

参考例句：

• It was obvious that a big storm was brewing up.很显然，一场暴风雨正在酝酿中。
• It's obvious that a man isn't strong enough to lift an elephant.很明显，一个人是不能举起大象的。