40.助动词do
助动词do可以用来:
1.构成疑问句:
does he know chinese?
他懂汉语吗?
how do you like the weather here?
你觉得这里的天气如何?
did you go by train or by plane?
你是坐火车还是坐飞机去的?
she likes the food,doesn't she?
她喜欢这个菜,对吧?
2.构成否定句:
don't bother to answer the letter.
不要烦你回信了。
we don't see much of each other.
我们不常见面。
he doesn't care for fish.
他不爱吃鱼。
i didn't know you were here.
我不知道你在这儿。
3.表示前面所说动作,以避免重复:
-do you work together?
-yes.we do.
-你们在一起工作吗?
-是的。(我们在一起工作。)
you don't want to be late.neither does she.
你不想迟到,她也不想迟到。
you're doing better than you did last term
你这学期比上学期表现好。
i said he would fail,and he did.
我说他会失败,他真的失败了。
4.加强语气(起强调作用):
i do think you’re right.
我确实认为你是对的。
she does feel that way.
她确实有这种感觉。
she did say that.
她确实这样说的。
do be careful.
千万小心。
5. do在更多情况下用作实意动词,用法很灵活,可表示许多意思,如:
martin has done an excellent article.
马丁写了一篇精彩的文章。
he has done a portrait of lilly.
他画了一张丽丽的画像。
we are doing the dishes.
我们在洗碗。
have you done your teeth?
你刷牙了吗?
he has done horace into english verse.
他把荷雷斯的作品译成了英文诗。