- ask在大部分情况下是指“问”,如askher name(问她的名字),askthe way(问路),但在于price搭配时,表达两种意思,“问价”和“讨价”。
I asked her the price.
这里指问价。
I asked the price of ¥20.
这里指讨价。
- ask后可带直接宾语和间接宾语,如askhis name和askhim。也可带双宾语,但是要注意将间接宾语(指人的词)先放在前面,中间不需要任何介词连接。
She asked me my opinion.
她问我的意见。
- ask后可接of,但多半情况下,省略of。如句子Iasked him a question比Iasked a question of him的用法普遍,而 She has a question toask(of) you和sheasked (of) me中的of均可省略。不过,在特定的句子中,of 不可省略。
I am afraid it is too much to ask of him.
句中的ask做请求的意思。
- ask和askfor都有“请求”的意思,而前者常用在无形的物体上,后者则可同时用在有形和无形的物体上。如aska favour,askadvice和askfor bread,askfor money。如果在这两种表达方式后加被请求的人,那么用ask时该在宾语后加of 和人,而用askfor时该在ask和for中间加人,如aska favour of her和askhim for meat。通常情况下,ask在指“请求”时,后要求带双宾语,但比较特殊的是,favour是直接宾语,所以可以将aska favour of him改为askhim a favour,不能说askhim advice或askhim permission;
- ask指“请求”时,后可接that从句,句中用shall,should或虚拟现在式。
I ask that he shall/should call this evening.
I ask that he call (不用calls) this evening.
- ask后还可以带不定式。
I asked to go home.
I asked for the children to have extra milk.
- 注意下列各句的意思:
She asked me something.
她问我一个问题,一些事。
She asked me for something.
她向我要些东西。
He asked about her.
他问起她。
He asked after she.
他问起她的健康情况。
He asked for her.
他问起要见她,与其联系。