22.6.1.Câu cảm thán (Exclamations)
Định nghĩa: Câu cảm thán bắt đầu bằng What (a/ an)…! và How…! thường được thuật lại bằng động từ exclaim/ say that.
Ví dụ
‘What a lovely garden!’ (Khu vườn đẹp quá!)
-> She exclaimed/ said that it was a lovely garden.
She exclaimed/ said that the garden was lovely.
(Cô ấy thốt lên rằng khu vườn đẹp quá!)
‘How hot it is!’ (Trời nóng quá!)
-> He exclaimed/ said that it was hot. (Anh ta kêu rằng trời nóng quá.)
Một số trường hợp đáng lưu ý
‘Good!’ he exclaimed → He gave an exclamation with pleasure.
‘Ugh!’ she exclaimed → She gave an exclamation with disgust.
He said, ‘Thank you!’ → He thanked me.
He said, ‘Welcome!’ → He welcomed me.
He said, ‘Good morning!’ → He greeted me.
He said, ‘Happy Christmas!’ → He wished me a happy Christmas.
He said, ‘Congratulations!’ → He congratulated me.
He said, ‘Liar!’ → He called me a liar.
He said, ‘Damn!’ → He swore.