询问天气。“How +be +the weather...？”与“What +be +the weather like...？”意思相同。例如：

　　How is the weather today? = What's the weather like today? 今天天气如何？

　　询问年龄。“How old... ?”与“What... age?”异曲同工。例如：

　　How old is your brother? = What's your brother's age? 你兄弟多大了？

　　询问或提建议。“What about + 名词或动词-ing形式？”与“How about + 名词或动词-ing形式？”殊途同归。例如：

　　What about a cup of tea? = How about a cup of tea? 喝杯茶怎么样？

　　What about playing football now? = How about playing football now? 现在踢足球怎么样？

　　询问价格。“How much...？”或“How much... cost?”与“What's the price of...？”效果一样。例如：

　　How much is the computer? = How much does the computer cost? = What's the price of the computer? 这台电脑的价格是多少？

　　询问对某物(人)的评价。“How... like...？”与“What... think of...？”如出一辙。例如：

　　How do you like the film? = What do you think of the film? 你觉得这部电影怎么样？

　　感叹句。“How + 形容词 + the +可数名词单数+谓语！”可与“What +a (an) +形容词 + 可数名词单数+谓语！”转换。例如：

　　What a nice watch it is! = How nice the watch is! 多漂亮的手表啊！

　　对数字计算结果(即加、减、乘、除等)提问。“How much...？”可与“What...？”互换。例如：

　　How much is three and two? = What's three and two? 三加二等于几？

　　问人口数。“What's the population of...？”可与“How large is the population of...？”互相转换。例如：

　　What's the population of the world? = How large is the population of the world? 世界人口是多少？

　　问重量、长度、高度、宽度、深度、速度、面积等。“How + 形容词 +...？”与“What's the + 名词 + of ...？”意思相同。例如：

　　How heavy is that basket of apples? = What's the weight of that basket of apples? 那筐苹果有多重？

　　注意：与what 句式转换时，how 后的形容词heavy, wide, high, tall, deep, long, fast, large等，须分别转换成对应的名词：weight, width, height, depth, length, speed, size等。其中How tall are you?与What's your height?异曲同工。

　　(文/姜经志；英语辅导报初二版04~05学年第25期；版权归英语辅导报社所有，独家网络合作伙伴新浪教育，未经许可，不得以任何形式进行转载。)