1.there be 结构中的be必须随着be后面名词的数及句子后面的时间,使用不同的形式或时态。如:
(1) There are fifty chairs, desks and a blackboard in our classroom. 我们的教室里有五十把椅子、五十张课桌和一块黑板。
(比较) There is a blackboard, fifty chairs and desks in our classroom. 我们教室里有一块黑板、五十把椅子和五十张课桌。
(2) There weren’t any high buildings in the village twenty years ago. 二十年前,村子里没有高楼大厦。
2.there be结构可与情态动词can, could, will, would, must, may, might, ought to 及某些不及物动词seem, appear, happen等连用,如:
(1) Do go into the hole, for there can be snakes in it. 不要进到洞里面去,因为洞里可能有蛇。
(2) The car doesn’t run. There must be something wrong with it. 车不走了,肯定出了毛病。
(3) There seemed to be some people in the room, for the water is still hot. 房间里原来似乎有人,因为水还是热的。
(4) There happened to be a policeman there. 碰巧那儿有个警察。
(5) There appears to have been a mistake.看来有一个差错。
(6) There appears to be increasing support for the leadership to take a moreaggressive stance
好像有越来越多的人支持领导层采取更为强势的立场。
3.有时为了使句子表达生动,动词be 可换成 come, live, remain, stand, lie, appear, exist, seem, remain, …. 。如:
(1) Long ago, there lived a king who loved horses very much. 很久以前,有个非常喜欢马的国王。
(2) There stands a house on the top of the mountain. 山顶上有座房子。
(3)There exists some doubt in what he said. 在他所的话中有些疑点。
4.there be 结构不能跟 have(有) 连用,但可跟 have / has + 过去分词,或 have /has to + be / stand / lie 等动词原形等连用。如:
The man liked to plant trees, and soon there have been tall trees around his house. 那个人喜欢种树,不久他房子的周围就有了很多大树。
There has to be air and water on the planet for living things to live on. 在那颗行星上必须要有能使生物生存的空气和水。
Could I ask you if there have been any further problems?
我想请问您一下,是否还出了什么其他的问题?
There have been grouses about the economy, interest rates and house prices.
人们对经济、利率和房价啧有烦言。
There have been four years of below average rainfall.
已经有4年降雨量低于平均值了。
There has already been a definite improvement
已经有了显著的改进。
There has been a decrease in traffic accidents.
交通事故减少了。
There has been a series of gruesome murders in the capital.
在首都发生了一连串让人毛骨悚然的谋杀案。
There has to be some kind of way out
一定会有某种解决办法的。
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