1. wonder作及物動(dòng)詞,意為“想知道;對(duì)……感到懷疑;對(duì)……感到驚訝”。
(1) 后接 who, what, why, where等引導(dǎo)的賓語從句。
I wonder who she is. 我想知道她是誰。
I wondered what that noise was. 我納悶兒那是什么聲音。
I wonder why you cant credit him. 我想知道你為什么不信任他。
I was just beginning to wonder where you were. 我剛才正琢磨你上哪兒了呢。
(2) 后接 that 引導(dǎo)的賓語從句,表示“感到驚奇;對(duì)……感到驚訝”,that可省去。
I wonder (that) she didnt finish her homework. 我對(duì)她沒有完成作業(yè)感到驚訝。
It is little wonder (that) she was so upset. 她如此心煩意亂,并不奇怪。
(3) 后接動(dòng)詞不定式短語。
I wondered to see you there. 看到你在那里,我感到驚訝。
I wonder to see him looking so cheerful. 我見他顯得那么高興感到奇怪。
(4) 后接“疑問詞+不定式”構(gòu)成的短語。
Im just wondering how to do it. 我正想知道該怎樣做那件事。
Our teacher wondered how to use the machine. 我們的老師想知道如何使用這臺(tái)機(jī)器。
2. wonder 作名詞,意為“奇跡;奇觀;驚訝;驚奇”。
The Grand Canyon is one of the natural wonders of the world. 科羅拉多大峽谷是世界自然奇觀之一。
He retained a childlike sense of wonder. 他仍然有一種孩子般的好奇感。
3. wonder常用固定句型。
(1) Its a wonder that... 意為“奇怪的是……”。
Its a wonder that she is still alive. 奇怪的是她還活著。
Its a wonder (that) more people werent hurt. 奇怪的是沒有更多的人受到傷害。
(2) Its no wonder that... 意為“難怪……”。
Its no wonder that they wont come. 難怪他們沒有來。
Its no wonder that youre tired, youve been walking for hours. 難怪你累了呢,你一直走了好幾個(gè)小時(shí)。
【典型題例】
I wonder ____ they finished so many different jobs in such a short time.
A. why B. how C. when D. where
【答案】 B
【解析】句意:我想知道他們?cè)趺丛谶@么短的時(shí)間里完成了這么多不同的工作。本句為“wonder+疑問詞”引導(dǎo)的賓語從句,根據(jù)句意故選B。