老外最常用的英文短语 第375期:What brings (brought)...?

 　　释义：

　　What brings (brought¹)...? 怎么回事？

　　What brings ( brought ) you…？表示询问来到某处的目的（理由），表不“因何事来到这里?”。 You 后面可以接地点副词或 to+名词。一般常用的形态为 What brings ( brought ) you ( down ) here?

　　例句：

　　So, what brings you here at such² a late hour?

　　怎么这么晚了才来这？

　　So, what brings you to New York?

　　什么风把你吹到纽约来了？

　　What brings you to the hospital?

　　你怎么来医院了？

　　对话：

　　A: What brings you here? I thought³ you were at home.

　　是什么风把你吹来的？我以为你在家呢。

　　B: I came⁴ to pick⁵ up some books that I forgot⁶.

　　我来拿忘在这儿的书。

1 brought   

vbl.bring的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He brought a new book with him.他带来一本新书。
• I brought you your shirt.我带来了你的衬衣。

2 such   

adj.如此的，这样的；pron.这样的；adv.如此地

参考例句：

• He is such a man.他是这样一个人。
• He spent all his money,he is such a fool.他这样傻，花光了所有的钱。

3 thought   

n.想法，思想，思维，思潮，关心，挂念；v.vbl.think的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• It was just a thought.这仅仅是一个想法。
• She thought he had a cold.她认为他感冒了。

4 came   

v.动词come的过去式

参考例句：

• I was surprised why he came here so early.他为什么那么早到这里，我很惊奇。
• The doctor came in time to save his life.医生及时来抢救他的生命。

5 pick   

n.精选，掘；鹤嘴锄；vt.摘，掘，凿，挑选，挖，挑剔；vi. 摘，掘，凿，挖，挑选

参考例句：

• Please don't pick the flowers.请勿攀折花木。
• We are going to pick apples.我们要去摘苹果。

6 forgot   

v.动词forget的过去式，忘记，遗漏，轻忽

参考例句：

• The boy forgot where he put his textbook.那男孩忘记把课本放在什么地方了。
• I forgot how to do it.我忘记怎样做了。