710 What is he,what he is和who is he
① What is he?不可照字面理解为“他是什么?”这种句型实际上是问某人的职业,意为“他是干什么工作的?他的职业是什么?”“What do/does+主语+do”结构也是询问某人的职业,这两种句型可换用。
What is Jack?杰克是干什么工作的?
What does Jack do?
② who用于问人的姓名,答句应说出姓名。
A:Who is that man?那人是谁?
B:He is a teacher.
B:He is John.
他是约翰。
③ what he is指“他现在的情况,他是怎样一个人”,侧重于他的人品、学问或特征。
A man's dignity depends not on what he has (his wealth)but on what he is (his character). 一个人的真正价值,不在于他的财富,而在于他的人品。
It is the open-door policy that made China what she is today. 是开放政策使中国有今日之繁荣。
Patience and diligence have made what he is. 耐心与勤奋使他拥有今天的成功。