都是“有点儿”吗?
2010-12-30李金枝
李金枝
kind of 在英语中变幻莫测,不信,请看下面三个句子,你能分清kind of 的不同含义吗?
①Because they are kind of interesting.
②What kind of movies do you like?
③Its very kind of you to help me.
【要点提示】
1. kind of常常可以用作副词,意思是“有点儿,稍微,几乎”,常用来修饰形容词或动词,而且此处的kind没有数的变化。例如:
He is kind of lazy. 他有点懒。
I kind of like this book.
我有点喜欢这本书。
Where is my coat? I feel kind of cold.
我的大衣呢?我觉得有点冷。
We kind of hope she can come tomorrow.
我们多少有点希望她明天能来。
故第①句中kind of 意为“有点儿;稍微”。
2. kind用作名词时意为“种类”,常和介词of连用,后接用来限定种类的名词,此处的kind有数的变化。例如:
That is a kind of flower. 那是一种花。
There are many kinds of animals in the zoo. 动物园里有许多动物。
故第②句中kind of意为“种类”。
3. kind用作形容词时意为“和蔼的,善良的”。例如:
Its very kind of you. 你真好!
The old man and his daughter are very kind to us. 那位老人和他的女儿对我们很好。
若表示“某人做某事太好了”常用“Its kind of sb. to do sth.”。例如:
Its very kind of you to come to my birthday party.
你能来参加我的生日聚会真是太好了。
所以第③句中kind of意为“(某人)善良”。