英文作文一股腦地「炫技」也有可能弄巧成拙,讓人感覺文章沒有靈魂;
基礎句型熟練起來,加上你個人獨特的見解,你已經離寫出好文章更進一步了。
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郭岱宗、盧逸禪、鄒政威三位老師聯手打造的英文寫作書《English Writing Guide 英文寫作高分指引》
▲ no matter + 疑問詞
疑問詞-ever
No matter what happens, you should never give up on your dream.
= Whatever happens, you should never give up on your dream.
不論發生任何事,你都不該放棄你的夢想。
No matter how the weather is tomorrow, we’ll go to the zoo.
= However the weather is tomorrow, we’ll go to the zoo.
不論明天天氣如何,我們都會去動物園。
在上面的例子中,no matter 所引導的子句應該為「直述句」,
而不是一個問句,請避免寫出下面的句子:☒No matter how long does it take, I’ll wait for him.
☑No matter how long it takes, I’ll wait for him.
不管花多少的時間,我都會等他。
和 if 子句一樣,即使在談論未來的情況時,
由 no matter 所引導的子句也用現在式代替未來式。☒No matter where you will go, I’ll follow you.
☑No matter where you go, I’ll follow you.
= Wherever you go, I’ll follow you.
不論你去哪,我都會跟隨你。
現在讓我們來比較另一個意思同樣為「不論......」的好用句型:
▲ Whether ... or(不論)
例句Whether you like Tom or not, you have to get along with him.
不論你喜不喜歡湯姆,你都得跟他相處。
當 whether 後面接的句子較長時,也可以直接把 whether or not 放在句首:
Whether or not you like Tom, you have to get along with him.
