没有必要去研究没有价值的东西。
There is no need for your students to practice repeatedly.
你的学生没有必要重复练习。
There is no need for a good student to stay up late before examination.
对于好学生来说没有必要考前熬夜。
Tips
与本句型相似的句型有:There is no point... 没有必要…… There is no telling... 不可预料的…… There is no saying... 无法说出……等。例如 :There is no point in keeping on writing diary. 没有必要坚持写日记。There is no saying how much is her mink coat. 无法说出她的貂皮大衣多少钱。
Lesson 6
There be+名词/名词词组+doing something 某人/某物正在做某事句型“There be+名词/名词词组+doing something”中的现在分词“doing”所表示的动作和前面的人或物存在主谓关系,“doing”是现在分词作后置定语,翻译为“某人/某物正在做某事”。
征服句型
There is a cute boy playing football.
有一个可爱的小男孩正在踢足球。
There will be 100 couples coming to wine party.
将会有100对夫妻参加酒会。
There is a yellowbird singing on the branch.
有一只黄雀在枝头唱歌。
There has been a couple of young man and woman quarrelling in the street.
刚刚有一对年轻男女在大街上吵架。
There was a big bridge over Yangtze River several years ago.
几年前有一座大桥横跨在长江上。
Tips
本句型的标准形式是“There be+名词/名词词组+不定式/现在分词/过去分词”, 例如 There is nothing to be worried about. 没有什么好担心的。
Lesson 7
There being...
句型“There being...”的标准形式是“There being+名词词组+主语+谓语”。“There being”是There be的非谓语形式,在句中作状语、主语等。“There being”还可以作介词宾语,相当于带逻辑主语的动名词形式。
征服句型
There being nothing else to do, we four played cards.
没有别的事情做,我们四个就打牌了。
There being no time, this search party decided to give up continuing to make progress and double back.
由于时间不够,这个搜索队决定放弃继续前进而折回。
There being a traffic jam, we were late for the meeting.
因为交通堵塞,我们开会迟到了。
There being a drama called Mamma Mia in our city next week attracts me.
下周我市将会有一场叫《妈妈咪呀》的话剧。
There being no further business moved me.
没有什么可以打动我。
Tips
“there be”和“have”意思相似,“have”表示的是拥有的意思,而“there be”表示的是存在的意思。例如 :There is a morning meeting every day.每天都有晨会。 We have a morning meeting every day. 我们每天都有晨会。
Lesson 8
What+...+be there...
句型“what+...+be there...”是一个疑问句型,标准形式是“疑问词+……+be there+介词短语”,一般的提问用句型“what is there”,如果认为是多数时可以用“what are there”的句型,翻译为“……有什么”。
征服句型
What is there on your computer desk?
你的电脑桌上有什么?
What is there in your exquisite little box?
你精致的小盒子里有什么?
What is there to lavish praise on her son to us?
在我们面前有什么好吹捧她儿子的?
What are there in your new fridge?
你的新冰箱里有什么东西?
Tips
与本句型相似的疑问词除了“what/where”之外,还有提问可数名词的东西有多少时用“How many”、谓语就要用“are there”,如提问的是不可数名词时要用“How much”,而谓语要用“is there”。例如:How many apples are there in your bag? 你的袋子里有几个苹果?
Lesson 9
There+不及物动词+主语+状语
“there be”句型中的“be”常常由一些表示运动、状态等意义的不及物动词取代,常见的不及物动词有:arrive、come、enter、pass、go、appear、occur、develop、follow、reach、exist、lie、live、remain、stand、remember等词。
征服句型
There stands a camphor tree in front of my house.
我家门前有一棵香樟树。
There comes a Land Rover.
开来一辆路虎。
There occurred a sudden change in her marriage.
她的婚姻突然发生了变故。
There remained a credit risk in this investment.
在这个投资上仍然存在着信用风险。
There followed a series of chain reaction.
接下来是一系列连锁反应。
Tips
本句型是不及物动词的“there be”句型,及物动词的“there be”句型是“there be+及物动词被动语态+to be+主语+(状语)”。常见的有:there is expected to be...预计有…… there is said to be... 据说有…… there is thought to be...据认为…… there is considered to be... 据考虑等。