英语辅导:从一道高考题看 depend 的用法
请先看下面2004年这道高考题: —How often do you eat out?
— ________ ,but usually once a week. (天津)
A. Have no idea
B. It depends
C. As usual
D. Generally speaking
这道题的答案是B,主要考查动词depend的用法。depend也是高一上学期要掌握的重点词汇,如在Unit 9 的Speaking部分有“Well, it depends.”的句式。为使同学们对depend的用法有一个全面的了解,现分述如下:
1. depend作为不及物动词,常与介词on 或upon连用,后接名词或代词。如:
The people's lives depend on their crops.
You should not listen to rumor (谣言). You can depend on me.
2. depend 作“依靠”解,其后接“名词(代词)+ for sth.”。如:
All living things depend on the sun for their growth.
3. depend作“相信”解,后接动名词或动名词复合结构。如:
Susan can depend on their arriving here safely.
4. depend作“指望”解,后接“sb. + 不定式”。如:
You can't depend on your enemy to help you.
5. depend 作“看……(情况)”解,后接从句。如:
It just depends on how my wife deals with the problem.
6. depend 作“信赖;相信”解,后接不定式的被动结构作定语。如:
Jane is a person to be depended upon.
7. depend 在口语中意为“看情况”,可以有That depends, It depends, It all depends等几种说法。如:
—Are you going?
—It all depends.
8. depend on (upon) it 意为“请相信;没问题”,用于句首或句末。如:
Do depend on it, and we shall succeed in time.
9. depend on 后接表示“是否”的从句时,只用whether, 不用if。如:
It depends on whether you want to do it or not.
综上所述,本文开头的那道高考题正是depend的第7种用法。