3."what with...and what with"
"what by...and what by"

这是what的副词用法,可译作"多少","半","或".当what与with结合时,表"原因",与by结合时,表"手段"或"方法".普通是在一句中重复地用,但也有把第二次要说的略去不说.例如:
1.What with illness and what with losses, he is almost
ruined.(半因生病,半因亏损,他几乎整个毁了)
2.What by bribes and what by extortions, he made money.
(或由受贿,或由勒索,他发了财)
3.What with drink and (what with ) fright he did not know
much about the facts. (半由酒醉,半由恐惧,他对真相知之甚
少)
4.What by policy and what by force, the English made
themselves masters of all India in 1876.(英国人在1876年
用策略及武力征服了整个印度)