“How come” and “why” have basically the same meaning, “how come” is another informal way to say “why”, but “how come” is always used in informal spoken English.
“how come”与“why”意思基本相同，“how come”是“why”的另一种表现形式，但“how come”经常被用于非正式的口语中。
The major difference between them is the way they form a sentence.
他们的主要区别在于组成句子的方式。
How to form “why” questions and “how come” questions:
那我们如何来用“why”和“how come”来构成疑问句呢？
我们先来看两个例子：
◆ Why did he go to Bangladesh?
How come he went to Bangladesh?
你怎么去孟加拉了？
◆ Why didn’t you call me last night?
How come you didn’t call me last night?
你昨天晚上怎么没给我打电话？
To ask a question with “why” you would change the order of the subject (you) and the verb (are), as in this question:
用“why”提问，你需改变句子的主语（如例句中的you）和谓语（如例句中的are）的语序：
Why did you go to London?
你为什么去伦敦了？
But when we use “how come,” the word order of the statement does not change:
用“how come”提问，句子的语序无需做出改变：
How come you went to London?
你为什么去伦敦了？
But we do not conjugate “how come.”
但我们不对“how come”进行词形变化
如How came you went to London?的句子是错误。
How are “how come” and “why” different?
那么究竟“how come” 与 “why”有什么区别呢？我们再来看两个例子：
◆ A: My husband is seeing a doctor today.
B: How come?
◆ Why have you sold your house?
How come you have sold your house?
● how come 在日常口语中运用比较多，语气比较柔和委婉，后面接陈述句，可以单独使用。
● why 常用语书面或正式场合，后面接疑问句（倒装句）。
Exercises:
我们来做几个练习吧！
Transform the following “why” questions into “how come” questions：
将如下“why”疑问句变成“how come”疑问句：
◆ 1. Why was she at the meeting?
◆ 2. Why are you giving me money?
◆ 3. Why didn’t they get a taxi?
◆ 4. Why did you take my keys?
答案：
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How come she was at the meeting?
How come you are giving me money?
How come they didn’t get a taxi?
How come you took my keys?
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