新概念英语（1-71）He's awful！

He's awful！
How did Pauline answer the telephone at the nine o'clock?
A:What's Ron Marston like, Pauline?
B:He's awful!
He telephoned me four times yesterday and three times the day before yesterday.
He telephoned the office yesterday morning and yesterday afternoon.
My boss answered the telephone.
A:What did your boss say to him?
B:He said, 'Pauline is typing letters.
She can't speak to you now!'
Then I arrived home at six o'clock yesterday evening.
He telephoned again.
But I didn't answer the phone!
A:Did he telephone again last night?
B:Yes, he did.
He telephoned at nine o'clock.
A:What did you say to him?
B:I said, 'This is Pauline's mother.
Please don't telephone my daughter again!'
A:Did he telephone again?
B:No, he didn't!

How，What…be like，What…look like区别
how、what...like都含"(询问意见)...怎样”的意思，那how和what...like的用法区别是什么呢？

1.how一般用来询问“事物变化的部分”，如人们的情绪、健康等；
what...like则询问“事物没有变化的部分”，如人们的外表、性格特征等。

“How's Ron?"
“罗恩怎么样？”
"He's very well."
“他很好。”

"What's Ron like?"
“罗恩是怎样的人？”
"He's tall and dark,and a bit shy."
“他高又黑，还有点害羞。”

"How does he look?"
“他看起来怎样的表情？”
"Surprised."
“非常吃惊。”

"What does he look like?"
“他看起来怎样？”
"Nice."
“非常好。”

2.how经常用来询问人们对他们经历的反应，
如：

"How was the film?"
"Great."
“电影怎么样？”
“还不错。”

“How's you steak?"
牛排怎么样？

"How's the new job?
新工作怎么样？

3.千万不要混淆“what..like”句型中的like和动词like的含义。
“what..like”句型中的like作介词，指“（询问意见）…怎么样”；
动词like一般作及物动词，意为“喜欢,想要，想...".

“What is she like?"
"她怎么样？”
"Lovely."
“非常可爱”

“What does she like?"
”她喜欢做什么“
"Dancing and fast cars."
” 跳舞和赛车。”

4.问天气：
How is the weather？=What is the weather like？

5.What does/do …… look like？
是问某人长的怎么样，是问外貌特征。