三、指示代词的用法
1.this,these表示“近指”;that,those表示“远指”
This is a tractor and that is a combine.这是一台拖拉机,那是一台联合收割机。
These are jeeps.Those are heavy trucks.这些是吉普车,那些是载重汽车。
2.this和these常指后面要讲到的事情;that常指前面讲过的事情
What I want to tell you is this:the meeting is to put off till Friday.
我要告诉你的是:会议推迟到星期五开。
He had a bad cold.That is why he didn’t attend the meeting.
他患了重感冒。那就是他为什么没参加会议的原因。
3.this,that的特殊用法
(1)在电话用语中指自己用this,指对方用that。
Hello! This is Mary.你好!我是玛丽。
Is that Jack speaking? 你是杰克吗?
Who is that calling? 请问是谁?
(2)this和that 可作程度副词,相当于so。
Is the problem that easy? 问题有那么简单吗?
It’s about this high.大约这么高。
I didn’t think we’d walked that far.我未从料到我们会走这么远。
(3)用于固定句式中
with these words 说完这话 that’s to say=that is 也就是说
That’s it.对啦。 That’s right.是的,对的。
That’s all.仅此而已。 That’s all right.不用谢,没关系。
this way and that 这样那样 This way,please.这边走。
in this way 用这种方法 That will do.够了,行了。