把值得记住的表达，慢慢收集。

发生什么事了；现在是什么情况

What's happening with the bus service? We have been waiting at the stop for twenty minutes.

而且；更重要的是

The new bus stops closer to the clinic; what's more, it runs every fifteen minutes on weekdays.

有什么新鲜事；最近怎么样

What's new at the community center since they finished the renovation?

怎么回事；情况如何

What's the deal with the locked side door; did the manager change the building schedule?

有什么区别？

What's the difference between the two plans if both include free delivery?

怎么了；出什么事了；怎么了；出了什么事

What's the matter with the printer? It was working normally a few minutes ago.

有什么意义；为什么要这样

What's the point of printing new maps if the trail signs still show the old route?

有什么问题；怎么了

You have been quiet since lunch; what's the problem?

怎么了；有什么事；最近怎么样；怎么了；有什么情况（常用于 what's up with...）

You have checked your phone three times; what's up?

……怎么回事；……有什么问题（非正式询问）

What's up with the security lights flickering every time the elevator starts?

怎么了；出了什么问题

What's wrong with the coffee machine? Its display keeps flashing, but nothing else seems damaged.

……有什么问题；不妨……；……有什么问题；……怎么了

What's wrong with taking the footpath if the main road is crowded?

你怎么了？；你哪里不舒服？

What's wrong with you? You have been unusually quiet since lunch.

你叫什么名字

What's your name? I'll write it on the guest list before the doors open.

你怎么回事；你到底有什么意见（语气较冲）

What's your problem with the schedule? You approved these dates yesterday.

归根结底；一切尘埃落定之后

When all is said and done, the safer design will save the hospital more money than the cheaper option.

说到；谈及；说到；就……而言

When it comes to packing light, my sister can fit a week's worth of clothes in one backpack.

你来自哪里；你是哪里人

Where are you from? I don't think we've met before.

不管是否；无论

Whether or not the weather improves, the team will meet at the station at eight tomorrow morning.

这意味着；也就是说

The ferry leaves every thirty minutes, which means we have time to buy lunch.

哪一个；哪一件

We brought two umbrellas; which one would you like to borrow?

哪条路；哪个方向

Which way should we go if the northern gate is locked?

消磨（时间）

They can while away the afternoon reading beside the river.

迅速拿出；很快取出

She can whip out her phone to show us the photo everyone has been talking about.

迅速做出；很快准备好

Lena managed to whip up a quick soup from the vegetables in the fridge.

谁在乎；那又有什么关系

Who cares if the cake is uneven? The children decorated it together and are proud of it.

谁知道；很难说；谁知道呢；也说不准

The clouds may clear before the picnic, but who knows what the weather will do by noon?

何必费心；为什么要特意去做

Why bother driving across town when the same groceries can be delivered this afternoon?

我们为什么不……呢（用于提建议）

Why don't we reserve a table before the dinner rush begins?

你为什么不……（用于提建议）；你为什么不……；不如你……吧

Why don't you call the clinic before we leave, just to make sure a doctor is available?

为什么不呢；不妨……；为什么不……呢；不如……吧

We have one extra ticket, so why not invite Mina to the concert?

到底为什么；究竟为什么（加强语气，非正式）

Why the hell did the lights go out just as the final act began?

完全开放；有充分机会

With two starters injured, a place in the lineup is wide open for a new player.

重新赢得；挽回

The company is trying to win back customers who left after the price increase.

争取到……的支持；说服……接受

A clear explanation can win over even the most skeptical readers.

放松下来；逐渐结束

Let's wind down with a cup of tea after the shift.

最终处于；最后落得（某种结果）

If we miss the last bus, we may wind up walking home in the rain.

消灭；彻底摧毁

One severe storm could wipe out the entire crop.

希望得到；渴望

The children wished for clear skies before the school picnic, and the forecast finally improved overnight.

真希望我知道；可惜我不知道

I wish I knew why the radio loses its signal whenever the train enters this tunnel.

祝我好运

Wish me luck; I'm meeting the scholarship committee this afternoon.

一厢情愿；不切实际的期待

Expecting the old battery to last another year is wishful thinking.

猛烈地；变本加厉地

Once the storm cleared, the summer heat returned with a vengeance.

为了；着眼于（后接名词或动名词）

The city expanded the cycle path with a view to reducing congestion around the school.

恕我直言；出于应有的尊重

With all due respect, we should test the new lock before asking everyone to use it.

热情地；欣然接纳地

The new coach welcomed the returning players with open arms.

关于；就……而言

With regard to OS, no independent parameters were identified among the prognostic markers referred to above.

关于；就……而言

Public opinion has been on a roller coaster recently with respect to transgenic organisms in agriculture.

借助；在……的帮助下

With the aid of a simple hand pump, the volunteers cleared water from the flooded basement.

旨在；以……为目标

The town extended the bus route with the aim of connecting the new housing area to the station.