imagine there has been a big earthquake. 現在，假設有一次大地震。
“There +be +主語+其它成分”結構中there為引導詞，本身無意義，謂語動詞按照就近一致原則。其它相似句型還有：
There happen to be 碰巧有 There seems/appears to be 好像有
There is likely to be 可能有 There may/might be 也許有
There must be 一定有 There can’t be 不可能有
There is said/reported to be 據説/據報道有
There used to be 曾經有 There is sure/certain to be 一定有
2. happen to. It (so) happened that…
Did you hear what happened to David last night?
你聽説大衞昨天晚上發生什麼事了嗎?
What will happen to the children if Peter and Alice break up?
如果彼得和愛麗絲離婚孩子們將怎麼辦?
I happened to see Peter on the way to the bookstore yesterday.
昨天我去書店的路上碰巧遇見了彼得。
It so happened that I saw Peter on the way to the bookstore yesterday.
昨天我去書店的路上碰巧遇見了彼得。
I happened to be out when he called. 他來訪時，恰巧我出去了。
(= It happened that I was out when he called.)
I happened on just the thing I had been looking for. 我偶然發現了我所要找的東西。
3. right away毫不遲疑，立刻
He is ill; you should call in the doctor right away. 他病了, 你應該立即請大夫來。
4. A smelly gas came out of the cracks. 裂縫裏冒出臭氣。
5. In the farmyards, the chickens and even the pigs were too nervous to eat.
農家大院裏，雞甚至豬都緊張得不想吃食。
6. But the one million people of the city, who thought little of these events, were asleep as usual that night.
但是，這個城市的一百萬居民都沒有把這些情況當一回事，當天晚上照常睡着了。
7. It seemed as if the world was at an end. 世界似乎到了末日。
從句表示“(在某人)看來好像;似乎”
① It seems/looks/appears as if/though…看起來好像…
② Sb./Sth. looks as if/though…(不用seem/appear)
③ There seems/appears(to be)…(不用 look)
There appears to have been a mistake. =It appears that there has been a mistake.
④ It seems so. =So it seems.看來似乎是這樣。
8. In fifteen terrible seconds a large city lay in ruins.
在可怕的15秒鐘內，一座大城市就淪落為一片廢墟之中。
9. Two-thirds of them died or injured during the earthquake.
三人之二的人在地震中死去或受傷。
10. The number of people who were killed or injured reached more than 400,000.死傷的人數達到40多萬。
10. Some of the rescue workers and doctors were trapped under the ruins.
有些醫生和救援人員被困在廢墟下面。
11. All hope was not lost.不是所有的希望都破滅了。該句為部分否定。All, both, everyone, everybody, everything 以及every+名詞都表示全部肯定;但當not 在它們之前或之後都表示部分否定。no one, none nobody, nothing, not…any, 以及 no+名詞都表示全部否定。如：
① Both of them haven’t read this story.並非他們二人都看過這個故事。
② All of the boys are clever, but none of them can work out this problem.
這些男孩都很聰明，但沒有一個人能解出這道題。
③ All bamboo doesn’t grow tall.=Not all bamboo grows tall. 並非所有的竹子都長的高。
12. Workers built shelters for survivors whose homes had been destroyed.
救援人員為那些家園被毀的倖存者蓋起了避難所。
13. under the weight of在……重壓下，迫於
14. in the open air 在户外，在野外，露天 in the air 在空中，懸而未決
15. take turns to do sth依次，輪流做某事 in turn 依次地，輪流地
It is your turn now.現在輪到你了。
No one is allowed to get his ticket out of turn. 任何人都不準不按次序買票。
16. be shocked at對……感到震驚
17. be proud of以……為自豪
18. Our office would like to have you speak to the park visitors on July 28
19. express one’s thanks to sb /for sth…對/因……表示感謝
20. without warning 毫無預兆
21. next to緊接着，相鄰，次於
22. get away from…避免，擺脱，離開
23. disarster-hit areas災區
24. raise money 募捐，籌款
25. Listening to English is a very important skill because it is only when we understand what is said to us that we can have a conversation with somebody.
聽英語是一項很重要的技能，因為只有當我們懂得別人給我們説什麼我們才能與他交談。
26. It is believed that on the surface of the earth are a number of plates.
人們認為地球表面是一些板塊。
27. hold up舉起;托住;支撐;使停滯;耽擱;提出;阻擋;列舉，推舉;(理論等)經得住
Women can hold up half of the sky.婦女能頂半邊天。
28. make up彌補, 虛構, 縫製, 整理, 包裝, 和解, 編輯, 化粧,補足,拼湊
Farm workers make up only a small section of the population.
農民只佔人口的一小部分.
The boy made up a story; it was not true. 男孩編了個故事，這故事不是真的。
29. The judge gave a prize and his congratulations to the cyclist who won the competition.裁判把獎金頒給贏得比賽的自行車選手，並向他祝賀。
30. The miners who had been trapped in the mine for two days were finally rescued.被困在煤礦裏兩天的`礦工們最後得到了營救。
31. The reporter recognized that the girl who was so frightened was trying to avoid the question.記者意識到女孩很害怕，而且盡力地迴避問題。
32. The big fire destroyed two shops which are about four blocks from here.
大火摧毀了離這兒四個街區的兩個商店。
33. I can’t express how I am feeling at the moment. 我無法表達我現在的感覺。
34. It is said but true that people die in earthquakes from falling furniture and bricks. 據説但是真實的，在地震中人們死於倒落的傢俱和磚塊。
35. be fixed to…被固定到……
36. be tied to … 被綁在……
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