在中文里的what常常也是连词，比如：
她吃什么，我就吃什么。I’ll have whatever she is having.
但是what也有这样的句型：”what” is represent in Chinese by a “的” phrase —
－爸爸给你的—是一本书。What dad gave you was a book.
－例子：What I want to tell you is I am in love with you. 我想告诉你的—是我爱你。
翻译这些句子；
- 他们能做的—，我们也能做。We can do whatever you can do.
- 你让她做的—她都已经做完了。What you asked her to do, she already did.
- 刚才我跟你说的—你可别告诉你的女朋友。What I just told you, don’t tell your girl.
- 过去的—就让它过去吧。Let bygones be bygones.
- 要来的—谁也逃(tá0, escape)不了。What will come, no one can run from.
- 你想的—跟我想的—一样。I am thinking whatever you are thinking.
- 除了那些你认识的—谁也不可以进来。Other than those you know, no one is allowed in.
- 我昨天晚上跟你说的—你还记得吗？Do you still remember what I told you yesterday?
- 她没有钱买吃的—用的—。She cannot buy food and necessity
- 爸爸希望的—是妈妈的病早一点好。What dad hopes is mom soon get well.
- What they ate last night was home-style toufu.
- What my sister dislikes is you don’t often call her.
- What Wei-ming is most afraid (怕) is people know she has a daughter.
- What the director wants to say is market economy is bad for the poor.
- What Nuan hopes is Jing He is able to return and marry her.
- What I want you to know is consumerism also brings (带给) people jobs.
- What he does not understand (明白) is why you want to go to China now.
- What this film talks about is if new woman (新女性) is able to find freedom in China.
- What my parents don’t like to see the most is I have no friends.
- What you said just now would make my friends and family very upset.
的 without anything after it nominalize people by what they do, creating a special noun
- 要饭的 beggar
- 看门的 door keeper, gate keeper 门卫
- 卖报的 newspaper vendor
- 当家的 man/woman of the house
- 吃软(ruǎn, soft)饭的 men who live off of women
- 卖苦(kǔ, bitter)力的 coolie
- 洗碗的 dish-washer
- 没钱的 pauper 穷人
- 拉lā车的 ricksha puller 车夫
- 捡垃圾(lā jī, trash)的 scavenger
- 卖肉的 butcher
- 卖鱼的 fishmonger
- 卖菜的 farm produce vendor
- 剃tì头的 barber 理发师
- 送信的 mailmen 邮递员
- 修(xiū, repair)脚(jiǎo, foot)的 pedicure person, pediatrist
- 检票的 ticket collector
- 查(chá)电表的 electricity meter reader
- 教书的 teacher 老师
- 端(duān)盘子的 restaurant waiter 服务员
- 听差chaī的 lackey, orderlies