what for和why的區(qū)別：含義不同、詞性不同、用法不同。what for含義為“為何、處罰”，表示動(dòng)作的目的，常用不定式回答；why可作副詞、名詞和感嘆詞，含義為“為什么、…的原因、哎呀、理由”，常用because回答。
一、what for的含義及用法
what for意為為何;為什么;…怎樣;處罰。
例句：And I can't even remember what for.
但我想不起來(lái)是因?yàn)槭裁?/p>
What's for lunch? I'm absolutely ravenous.
午飯吃什么？我餓死了。
We had some wine ─ or what passes for wine in that area.
我們喝了一些酒——或是那個(gè)地區(qū)當(dāng)作酒的東西。
Even to this day we don't know what happened for sure.
即使到現(xiàn)在我們也不確定究竟發(fā)生了什么。
What matters for most scientists is money and facilities
對(duì)多數(shù)科學(xué)家來(lái)說(shuō)，資金和設(shè)備是至關(guān)重要的。
What's for afters? is it fruit and custard?
最后一道菜是什么？是水果和乳蛋糕嗎？
Since then, packaged, pre-prepared meals have been what's for dinner.
從那時(shí)起，預(yù)先準(zhǔn)備好的包裝食品就成了晚餐。
二、why的含義及用法介紹
why可作副詞、感嘆詞和名詞，意為為什么，為何;(反問，表示不必)何必;哎呀，呦，喲，嗨；原因;理由;說(shuō)明;難解的問題。
例句：Tell me why you did it.
告訴我你為什么這樣做。
Why get upset just because you got one bad grade?
何必因?yàn)橐淮纬煽?jī)不好就想不開呢？
That's why I left so early.
這就是我早早離去的原因。
Why, it's easy─a child could do it!
嗨，這容易得很，連小孩子都干得了！
It's not for me to say why he left.
不適宜由我說(shuō)出他離開的原因。
There's no earthly reason why you shouldn't go.
你完全沒有理由不去。
Always offer a reason for why you want to develop a particular skill.
在你表示自己想培養(yǎng)某種技能時(shí)一定要說(shuō)明原因。
