问题补充:
—Andy isn’t going out this evening, is she?—. She has to stay at home to look after her sick mother.
A. Yes, she is
B. No, she isn’t
C. Yes, she isn’t
D. No, she is
答案:
A. Yes, she is
B. No, she isn’t
(答案→)C. Yes, she isn’t
D. No, she is
解析:此题容易误选C。答语应译作“是,她不出去”才对,因此受到汉语思维的影响此题就很可能选C,但是这不符合英语的习惯。其实,否定的疑问句回答与肯定的疑问句的回答方式是一样的,答案肯定的就用“Yes, + 肯定的省略句”;答案是否定的就用“No, +否定的省略句”。只不过否定疑问句的答语中Yes要译作“不”,No要译作“是的”,这一点与汉语有点错位。例如:你是一名学生,假如有人这样问你:Are you a student? / Aren’t you a student? / You are a student, aren’t you? / You aren’t a student, are you? 那么你的回答都应该是“Yes, I am.”。只不过应注意在回答第2和第4个问句时Yes要译作“不”。