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同学你好,这里是there be句型的特殊用法—倒装
英语中的 There,除了表示地点“在那里”外,还有一个非常重要的用法,就是:充当引导词的角色,同时,引起句子结构上的倒装。具体表现在:

1. There be 存在句:——最原始最典型的倒装  

谈到倒装句,人们都不陌生,认为它是一个很重要的句式。其实,在一个人刚刚开始学英语的时候,就已经学到了真正意义上的倒装句:There be 句型。

There is a book on the desk. 去掉引导词 There,原来的倒装句则变成:A book is on the desk.  

What is there on the desk? 实际等于说:What is on the desk?  

There be是倒装句,表存在,不必细说。

2. There + 不及物动词 + 主语:——最常见的倒装  

There lived an man in the forest long ago. 很久以前,森林中住着一位老人。

There stands a temple on the top of the mountain. 山顶上有一座庙。

There goes the bell. Let’s have our class. 铃声响了,我们上课吧。

最后一句 There goes the bell. There 除了引起句子结构的倒装外,还提醒听者注意。

3. “There + be + 过去分词 + 主语”和“There + be + 过去分词 + 主语”——最特殊的倒装  

▲“There + be + 过去分词 + 主语”,其实是被动语态的变式,去掉引导词 There,还原本来面目。现在,我直接使用网友的句子为例:

There are now published millions of books very year in   China  .   

等于:Millions of books are now published very year in China.  

On the following day, there was held a splendid banquet.  

等于:On the following day, a splendid banquet was held.  

There was shown at the exhibition an electronic computer made in   Shanghai  .  

等于:An electronic computer made in Shanghai was shown at the exhibition.  

▲“There + be + 现在分词 + 主语”,其实是不及物动词进行时态的变式,去掉引导词There,还原本来面目。现在,我直接使用网友的句子为例:

There were running in the garden a group of children aged from seven to twelve.  

等于:A group of children aged from seven to twelve were running in the garden.  

【我的观点】任何事物的出现都是有原因的,语言现象亦然。我认为,there 的上述用法,体现了语言的3个方面。概括起来,不外乎以下几个原因:

1.语用方面:There 置于句首,具有提示、提醒作用。如:There goes the bell. Let’s have our class.  

2.修辞方面:There 置于句首,旨在使句子匀称。如:There was shown at the exhibition an electronic computer made in Shanghai.   

若说:An electronic computer made in Shanghai was shown at the exhibition. 会显得头重脚轻。

3.语法方面:There 置于句首,改变句子的正常结构。去掉引导词 There 之后,变成正常语序,以上三种情况的例句,分别为:

(1) There is a book on the desk. →A book is on the desk.  

(2) There lived an old man in the forest long ago. →An old man lived in the forest long ago.  

(3) There are now published millions of books very year in   China  . →Millions of books are now published very year in China.  

【说明】There置于句首,如果没有实际词汇意义,往往引起句子结构的倒装。如果有实际词汇意义(“在那里”),则不然。试比较:

There stands a temple on the top of the mountain. (There 没有实际意义)  

There I saw my old friend Tom. (There表示“在那里”)

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