What is the weather like today?是“(你看)今天天气如何?”的意思。
从语法上讲,这个特殊疑问句的疑问词 what 是名词性的,指问的是句中介词 like 的宾语。而由于 like 的使用,使问句带有判断性的意味(“你看呢?”)。回答这个问句的陈述句是 The weather is like a sunny (rainy/cloudy/foggy) day today. 但人们也常用以下方式回答:
- It looks like a sunny (rainy/cloudy/foggy) day (today).
- It's a sunny (rainy/cloudy/foggy) day.