关于There be的特殊句型:
There is no sense in doing 做某事是没有用的,没有意义的
There is no sense in making him angry.跟他生气是没有用的。
There is no use /good doing 做某事是没有用的,没有必要的
There is no use trying to explain it.解释是没有必要的。
There is no good/use going there. 去那儿是没有好处的。
There is no need for us to do 没有必要做某事
There is no need for us to give him so much money. 根本没有必要给他那么多的钱。
There is thought/said/reported to be 人们认为有/据说有/据报道有
There is thought to be an army between in these two countries。
人们认为在这两国之间有一场战争。
There is reported to be a better way to cure cancer.
据报道,找到了一种更好的治疗癌症的方法。
There is no doing(口语)不可能…….
There is no telling/saying when he will be back.无法知道他什么时候回来。
There is no knowing what he is doing. 无法知道他在做什么。
★there be句式的非谓语形式。(重点掌握)
There be 的非谓语形式有两种,即there to be 和there being。需要掌握以下几个情况:
1)作主语
当作主语时,一般是There being结构,当句式中有for时,一般用there to be如:
There being a shop here is a great advantage. 这儿有个商店,真是方便极了。
There being a house with a garden is of great value. 拥有花园的房子是很有价值的。
It is impossible for there to be any more. 不可能再有了。
2)作宾语
作动词宾语时,一般用there to be 结构。
常见动词有:expect, mean, intend want, prefer等:
We expect there to be no argument.我们希望不会出现争吵。
People don"t want there to be anther war.人们不希望再有战争。
作介词的宾语一般用There being句式,但当是for时一般用there to be句式。
This depended on there being a sudden change. 这需要有一个突然的改变。
The teacher was waiting for there to be complete silence.老师在等着大家都安静下来。
3)作状语
用作状语的there be的形式通常用there being结构。
There being no buses, we had to walk home. 由于没有公共汽车,我们不得不走着回家。
There being no nobody in the room, we realized that there was no use crying.
屋里没人,我们意识到哭喊是没有用的。
There being nothing else to do, we went home happily.由于没事可做,我们快乐地回家了。
注意:如果句中出现for时应用there to be。
It was too late for there to be no buses. 太晚了,没有公共汽车了。