merchant who had three beautiful daughters. 从前有个富商，他有三个漂亮的女儿。
⑵某些表示“发生，到来”意义的不及物动词，如
happen, occur, appear, enter, come, arrive, follow, emerge, arise, spring up等。例如： Suddenly there appeared before him the ghost of his father. 他父亲的鬼魂突然出现在他眼前。 There came three suspicious-looking men down the street. 街上过来三个形迹可疑的人。 There arose a new problem. 一个新问题出现了。 Not long after this, there occurred a sudden revolution in public taste. 此后不久，公众的审美力突然发生了变化。
There is said to be a committee looking into the matter. 据说有个委员会在调查此事。
1.3 There be句型中的情态动词
There be结构也可以用由情态动词构成的各种形式。例如： There must be a mistake. 一定是弄错了。 There can be very little doubt about his guilt. 关于他的罪行是不可能有什么疑问的。 There might some truth in stereotypes. 老框框里也许有些道理。 There oughtn’t to be too great a discrepancy in our views. 我们的看法不应当有太大的分歧。
There will be an exhibition of Hockney paintings in December. 12月份将举行霍克纳画展。 ⑵ There be的被动式多用于正式文体，且常用于believe ,says, mean, intend, consider, expect, think, report等动词。 例如： There are now published millions of books every year in China. 现在中国每年出版数以百万册书。
第二十一章 There be 句型
1. There be句型中的谓语表示形式 2. There be句型的非限定形式 3. There be句型中的附加部分 4. There be的句型转换 5. There be句型的他用
1. There be句型中的谓语表示形式
1.1 There be句型中的其他谓语动词
There has to be an investigation. 必须进行调查。
There is sure to be some rain tonight. 今晚肯定有雨。
There be的时态和语态
⑴ There be有现在、过去、完成和将来等时态，通常没有进 行时态。例如： There are no volunteers for a job like this! 没有人会自愿于这样的活儿！ There was a huge crowd at the door. 门口当时有一大群人。 There has happened a series of accidents recently. 近来接 连发生了许多事故。
There hadn’t been any rain for months. The earth was bare and dry. There wasn’t a blade of grass growing anywhere. 数月无雨，大地光秃而干裂，哪儿都寸草不生。
There’s to be a concert at the Albert Hall tonight. It’s to be broadcast live. 今晚在阿尔伯特会堂有音乐会，将要进行实况转播。
2. There be句型的非限定形式
There be句型的非限定形式是 there to be和there being结构 ，它们主要用在书面语中。 ⑴ 两种结构都可作介词宾语。如果介词是for，只能用there to be结构；如果是其他介词，则要用 there being结构。例如 ： Alan waited for there to be another opportunity to show his competence. 艾伦等待再有一次机会来展示他的能力。 For there to be life, there must be air and water. 要有生命，必须要有空气和水。
⑶ appear to be, seem to be, happen to be, have to be, use to be, continue to be ,tend to be, be likely to be, be sure to be, be certain to be, be bound to be, be apt to be, be going to be等。例如： There happened to be nobody in the office then. 当时碰巧办公室里没人。 There are bound to be obstacles for us to get over. 一定会有些障碍需要我们克服。 There used to be a church here. 这儿过去有一家教堂。
除了be以外，there be句型中的谓语动词还可以是： ⑴ 某些表示“存在”概念的不及物动词，如exist, remain, live, lie, stay, stand等。例如： There stands a piano in the corner. 角落里放着一架钢琴。 Once upon a time there lived a rich