【问】 Is anything the matter with him?

这里的the matter是什么意思?

【答】 这里的the matter(with)作“有毛病”、“有问题”(wrong with)解，经常与anything，something，nothing，what连用。

1. What’s the matter with your hand? (EED)

你的手怎么了?

2. What’s the matter with this machine? (Hemingway)

这台机器出了什么毛病?

3. There’s something the matter with this car.(Wood)

这辆汽车出了故障。

4. We told them that there was nothing the matter.(EED)

我们告诉他们没有任何问题。