有关would you mind…的一个口语考点

请看下面这道口语交际题：

“Would you mind if I _______ one of these books?” “_______.”

A. took; Certainly not                        B. take; Yes, of course

C. can take; Yes, please do                D. may take; No, I’m using it

【分析】最佳答案选A。做对此题要注意两点：一是would you mind 后接 if 从句时，从句谓语通常要用一般过去时（但 Do you mind if 后的谓语不用过去式）；二是对 would you mind… 的回答实际上是对 mind(介意)的回答，即肯定回答表示“介意”，否定回答表示“不介意”。请做以下类似试题：

(1) “Do you mind if I smoke here?” “_______. Go to the smoking room, please.”

A. Of course not                           B. Sure, why not

C. No, I don’t                               D. Yes, I do

答案选D。根据下文的 Go to the smoking room, please 可知说话者介意对方抽烟，故选D。

(2) “________, sir?” “No. Go ahead.”

A. May I use your dictionary

B. Do you mind if I use your bike

C. Would you mind opening the window

D. May I have a look at your new book

答案选B。注意答句中的 no 和 go ahead：no 表否定，否定 mind，即表示“不介意”，这与其后 go ahead 表示的同意刚好吻合(www.nmet168.com)。