问题补充:
---There was hardly anything left after the earthquake, ?
---. People had to rebuild their houses.
A. wasn’t there; Yes
B. was there; No
C. wasn’t there; No
D. was there; Yes
答案:
A. wasn’t there; Yes
(答案→)B. was there; No
C. wasn’t there; No
D. was there; Yes
解析:句意:地震过后几乎什么都没剩下,是不是?是的。人们不得不重建家园。反意疑问中中,前否定,后肯定。hardly几乎不,否定含义,故反意疑问句应用肯定形式。在回答时,如果事实是否定的,就用No,翻译是,要翻译成是的。