課本中不會教你的[W]711　what with和what's with

711　what with和what's with

① what with常在句中重復使用，表示“部分原因”，what這里用作副詞，相當于partly。what with…what with意為“一半因為/由于……一半因為/由于”，有時，后一個what with可省。

What with overwork and what with lack of sleep he fell ill. 因為過度勞累，又睡眠不足，他病倒了。

What with the cold I had and what with the snowstorm，I stayed at the hotel for a whole week. 我感冒了，又加上下大雪，我在旅館里待了整整一周時間。

What with illness and （what with）losses，he is almost ruined. 半因生病，半因虧損，他幾乎被整個毀了。

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what with…what with 有時可換成what between…what between。

What between drink and what between fright he did not know much about the facts. 半由酒醉，半由恐怖，他對于事實真相知道得甚少。

② what's with意為“出了什么事？有何病？情況如何？”。

You look worried. What's with you？你看起來愁眉苦臉，怎么啦？

What's with your father？你父親怎樣了？