跟电影学语法：However和 Whatever的用法
一、引出让步状语从句—无论如何、不管……怎么样
1. 引导（让步）状语从句，表示“无论、不管多么……”，可以替换为
whatever= no matter what
however= no matter how
whoever= no matter who
wherever= no matter where
whenever= no matter when
whichever= no matter which；
2. however可以单独用，表示“不管用什么方式”“无论如何”；也可以接形容词或副词，表示“无论多么……”；whatever大多数时候单独使用，也可以接名词，表示“无论什么样的……”
3. 如果只有两个选择，表示“不管、无论（此或彼；这样还是那样），则用whether（…or）
【状语从句的例子】
1. Whatever comes, I'll loveyou, just as I do now. Until I die.
无论发生什么事,我都会像现在一样爱你,直到永远。
《Gone with TheWind 乱世佳人》
2. Whatever you do in this life,it's not legendary, unless your friends are there to see it.
无论你今生做什么，没有朋友在你身旁见证，就算不上是传奇。
《How I MetYour Mother老爸老妈浪漫史》
3. Forrest: For some reason, Ping-pong came very natural to me. So Istarted playing it all the time. I played Ping-pong even when I didn’t haveanyone to play Ping-pong with. The hospital people said, it makes me look like aduck in water, whatever thatmeans. Even Lieutenant Dan would come and watch me play. Iplayed Ping-pong so much, I even played it in my sleep.
《ForrestGump阿甘正传》
4. The moment's passed. WhateverI do I can't change thismoment. I'm about to call out to them. They run away. If I'm ever going to seetheir faces I've gotta get back home. The real world.
那个时刻我没有把握住。无论我做什么我都不能挽回。我想要呼唤他们，他们却恰好跑开了。如果我再见到他们的脸庞，我就只能回家去。回到真实的世界。
《Inception盗梦空间》
5. MATT: We were gonna get hit no matter what.There was nothing you could do to change that.
麦特：不管怎样，我们都会被碎片云击中，你当时怎么做都改变不了这个结果。
《Gravity地心引力》
6. Yes, but no matter what you do, that seed will grow to be a peach tree.You may wish for an apple or an orange. But you will get a peach.
是啊 不过无论你做了什么, 那个种子还是会长成桃树。你可能想要苹果 或桔子, 可你只能得到桃子。
《KungFu Panda功夫熊猫》
7. Soldier: Gump, how can you watch that stupid shit?Turn it off. Good. Catch! Gump. You know how to play this? C’mon, let me showyou. Now the secret to this game is, no matter what happens, never, ever take your eye off the ball. All right.
士兵：甘，别看那破玩意儿了，扔掉。好，接球！甘。你知道怎么打？来吧，看我的。打这个球的关键就是，不管发生什么，眼睛永远不要离开球。对的。
《ForrestGump阿甘正传》
8. You can't cling to the past,because nomatter how tightly youhold on, it's already gone.
你不能对过去念念不忘，因为无论你把回忆抓得多紧，它早已悄无声息地消失。
《How I MetYour Mother老爸老妈浪漫史》
9. ROBERT: Tell me why you're notcoming with me?
罗伯特: 告诉我你为什么不跟我一起走?
FRANCESCA: No matter how I keep turning it around in my mind—itdoesn't seem like the right thing.
弗朗西斯卡：不管我在心中考虑这件事多少次,我始终认为这样做是不对的。
《TheBridges of Madison County廊桥遗梦》
10. FRANCESCA: No matter how much distancewe put between us and this house,I carry it with me. And I'll feel it every minute we're together. I start toblame loving you for how much it hurts. And then even these four days won't beanything more than something sordid【肮脏的】anda mistake.
弗朗西斯卡：不管我们走得多远，我都不会忘记这个屋子，当我们在一起的时候，我会感受到这屋子里的一切。我会责备自己爱上你，因为这造成了很大的痛苦，而这四天也只不过是一场污秽和一个错误。
《TheBridges of Madison County廊桥遗梦》
11. Rose: I can't feel my body.
露丝：我没感觉了。
Jack: Winning that ticket (forTitanic at a poker game) Rose, was the best thing that ever happened to me. Itbrought me to you, and I'm thankful (crying) you must (shivering) ...you must... do me this honor. Promise me that you'll survive, that you won't give up, no matter whathappens, no matter how hopeless.Promise me, now, Rose, and never let go of that promise, never let go.
杰克：赢到那张船票，露丝，那是我最大的幸运。它让我遇到你，我很感激（哭泣）……你必须……（颤抖）你必须……答应我。答应我要活下去，不要放弃，不管发生什么，不管希望多大。现在答应我，露丝，答应我，不要放弃。
Rose: I'll never let go, Jack.I'll never let go, I promise.
露丝：我不放弃，杰克。我不放弃，我发誓。
《TITANIC泰坦尼克号》
12. Sometimes we’re on a collisioncourse and we just don’t know it. Whether it’s by accident or by design, there’s not athing we can do about it.
有些时候我们就活在即将发生冲撞的轨道上，浑然不知无论它是意外发生还是蓄谋已久，对此我们都无能为力。
《The CuriousCase Of Benjamin Button返老还童 》
13. You are stuck with me whetheryou like it ornot.
不管你愿不愿意这辈子我都要和你在一起。
《PrisonBreak越狱》
14. Everything I do with my power,including something criminal, I just want to protect my family and my friends.
我以我的力量所做的一切事情，包括一些罪恶，只是为了保护我的家人和我的朋友。（注：Everything I do with mypower=whatever I do with my power.）
《TheGodfather教父》
15. Come all you pretty fair maids, whoever you may be
Who love a jolly sailor bold that ploughs the ragingsea.
来吧，美丽的金发女孩，不管你是谁
爱上了投身汹涌大海的快乐勇敢水手。
《Piratesof the Caribbean加勒比海盗4》
二、引出名词从句—任何（事情、人、时候、地方……）
任何……的人：whoever=anyone who；
任何……的事情：whatever=all/everything/anything that
任何……的方式：however
任何……的地方/时间：wherever/whenever
【名词从句的例子】
1. I’ll do whatever it is you need me to do, Elena.
你让我做什么我都会去做，Elena。
《The Vampire Diaries吸血鬼日记》
2. Whoever said money doesn’t buyhappiness didn’t know where to shop.
那些说钱买不到快乐的人只是不知道去哪买罢了。
《Gossip Girl绯闻女孩》
3. Trust is a difficult thing, whetherit’s finding the right people totrust or trusting theright people will do the wrong thing.
信任来之不易，无论是找到值得你信任的人，还是相信就连他们也会背叛你。
《Revenge复仇》
4. For what it’s worth, it’s nevertoo late, or in my case too early, to be whoever you want to be. There’s no time limit. Start whenever youwant... you can change or stay the same.
只要值得就去做，去成为你想成为的人，这永远不会晚—或者就我来说永远都不会早。这个过程没有时间的限制。随时都可以开始……你可以改变它或者保持原样。（注：主人公重返十八岁，这是他对自己女儿说的话，所以说“就我来说永远都不会早”）
《The CuriousCase Of Benjamin Button返老还童 》