爲什麼不給我理由：why的含義與解析
why regret what could not be?
——Victor Hugo
何必遺憾本不能的事情。
——維克多·雨果《悲慘世界》
一、關於why，你知道多少？
adv.
1.爲什麼
Why did the corporation lose a cool hundred machine tools?
那家公司爲什麼損失了整整100臺機牀？
2.（用於reason後引導關係從句）原因，理由
He confirmed that the city had been closed to foreigners, but gave no reason why.
他證實這座城市已禁止外國人進入，但是沒有解釋爲什麼。
conj.
3.爲什麼
He still could not throw any further light on why the elevator could have become jammed.
對於電梯爲什麼會卡住他仍舊給不出更多的解釋。
interj.
4.哎呀，喲，嗨
Why, I have smacked calf-skin fifty times in England for a keg of brandy.
哼，我爲了一小桶白蘭地酒，在英國曾經吻着聖經發過50回誓。
pron.
5.（用於reason後引導關係從句）原因，理由
There's a reason why women don't read this stuff; it's not funny.
女人不讀這種東西是有原因的，它並不好笑。
二、一起來玩個填詞遊戲吧
hasn't he brought the whisky?
他爲什麼沒把威士忌拿來？
