1、There is no doing …
解释:不可能…,无法…。
◆ There's no denying the fact. 这一事实不容否认。
◆ There is no getting over the difficulty. 这困难无法克服。
2、There is no question about …
解释:…是毫无疑问的。
◆ There's no question about his success. 毫无疑问,他会成功。
◆ There's no question about his honesty. 毫无疑问,他是诚实的。
3、There's no doubt …
解释:毫无疑问…
◆ There is no doubt of his success. 毫无疑问,他一定会成功。
◆ There could be no doubt that he was one of the best writer in this country. 毫无疑问,他是这个国家最优秀的作家之一。
4、There is no difficulty in doing sth …
解释:做某事没有困难。
◆ There is no difficulty in finding his office. 找到了他的办公室没费一点劲。
◆ There was no difficulty in carrying out the plan. 执行这项计划没什么困难。
5、There is no hurry (to do sth) …
解释:不用急(于做某事)…
◆ There's no hurry to return the book. 现在不急于还书。
◆ There's no hurry, so do it slowly and carefully. 不用赶时间,要慢慢细心地做。
6、There's no need for …
解释:不需要或不必要…
◆ There is no need for help. 不需要帮助。
◆ There is no need for you to go. 你没有必要去。
7、There is no question of doing sth …
解释:做某事是不可能的。
◆ There is no question of his coming. 他不可能会来。
◆ There is no question of our arriving on time. 我们不可能准时赶到。
8、There's no point in doing sth …
解释:做某事没有用。
◆ There's no point in telling her about it. 告诉她没有用。
◆ There's no point in wasting time. 耗时间没用。
9、There is no sense in doing sth …
解释:做某事没有道理或好处。
◆ There's no sense in criticizing him. 批评他也没有用。
◆ There's no sense in waiting three hours. 等三小时是没有道理的。
10、There is no good/use doing sth …
解释:做某事没有好处/坏处。
◆ There is no good making friends with the dishonest men. 和不诚实的人交朋友是没有好处的。
◆ There is no bad eating more vegetables and fruit. 多吃水果蔬菜没有坏处。
注:以上结构中的no,也可根据情况换成其他限定词。例如:
◆ There is some difficulty in getting everyone a job. 让每个人都有工作是有难度的。
◆ There is much difficulty in finding his office. 费了很大的劲才找到他的办公室。
11、There's a need for …
解释:有必要或需要…
◆ There is a need for communication between them. 他们之间需要交流。
◆ There is a need for a call for action. 有必要呼吁大家行动起来。
12、There is no telling/knowing …
解释:很难说或不知道…
◆ There is no telling what the future will be like. 很难说将来会怎么样。
◆ There is no knowing what may happen. 谁也不知道将要发生什么事。
13、There used to be …
解释:曾经有…(现在没了)
◆ There used to be a shop here. 这里原来有一家商店(现在没了)。
◆ There used to be a hospital here. 这里过去有一家医院。
14、There have/has/had been …
解释:已经有…
◆ There have been many such accidents. 已经发生过好几起那样的事故。
◆ There had been two sea fights between them. 他们之间发生了两场海战。
15、There is/are going to be …
解释:将会有…(= There will be)
◆ There is going to be a party tomorrow evening. 明天晚上将会有一个聚会。
◆ There is going to be a football match next weekend. 下周末将有一场足球赛。
16、There must be …
解释:一定有…
◆ There must be something I can do! 一定有什么我可以做的!
◆ There must be many ways to solve this problem. 一定有许多方法可以解决这个问题。
17、There happens to be …
解释:碰巧有…
◆ There happens to be only one apple left. 刚好只剩下一个苹果。
◆ Don't worry. There happens to be a key in my bag. 不用着急,我的包里正好有一把钥匙。
18、There is/are likely to be …
解释:可能有…
◆ There is likely to be a storm today. 今天可能会有一场暴雨。
◆ There is likely to be a large audience watching the performance. 可能会有很多观众来看这场演出。
19、There seem(s)/appear(s) to be …
解释:好像有…
◆ There seemed to be nobody about, so I went in. 附近似乎没有人,因此我就走了进去。
◆ There appear to be plenty of people like him. 似乎像他这样的人还有很多。
20、There be + 主语 + to do …
解释:通常表示动作尚未发生…
◆ There was nobody to look after the child. 没有人照顾这孩子。
◆ There was a large crowd to send him off. 有一大群人要来给他送行。
注:当其中的宾语与其后的不定式为被动关系时,可用主动表被动,也可用被动式:
如:There is much work to do. = There is much work to be done. 有许多工作要做。
21、There be中的be有时也可以换成其他词,如:live, remain, exist, stand, lie, come等。
◆ Once upon a time there lived a man known by the name of Joe Beef. 从前有个人,名叫乔·比夫。
◆ There remained just twenty-eight pounds. 只剩28英镑了。
◆ There existed different opinions on this problem. 对这个问题曾有不同看法。
◆ At the top of the hill there stands an old temple. 在小山顶上有一座古庙。
◆ There lies a river at the foot of the mountain. 山脚下有条河。
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