there is light / 某處發生了某事
這裡的 there is 不是指「那裡有一個東西」,而是描述環境中存在著光/煙 時,習慣用 There is / There are 這個開頭。
There is light 有光
- There is light in the house.房子裡有光 / 屋子裡亮著燈
- light 當作不可數名詞,「光線、亮度」
- There is a light on in the bedroom.(臥室裡有一盞燈亮著。)
- light是可數時(指發光的「燈泡」): 當你在講一顆燈泡,它就是一個具體的「物體」
- light 後面要加上 on,後置形容詞,形容燈是打開的。
- two lights 兩盞燈
其它說法:
- The lights are on in the house.(屋子裡的燈開著 / 亮著燈)
There is water 有水
- Why is there water on the floor?(為什麼地板上有水?)
- There is water everywhere.到處都是水(馬路上到處都在積水,因為雨太大)
- There is water on the table.桌上有水。(強調的是水,不是容器,不可數名詞,動詞用單數。)
- There are two cups of water on the table.桌上有二杯水。(強調的是容器。容器是複數,動詞也是複數)
water 變形容詞
- There are three water bottles.有3個水瓶。(water變成形容詞,形容用途是裝水的瓶子)
the water 水邊
the water 指的就是「水邊」、「水面」或「水域」(像是湖泊、河流、池塘或海邊)。
near the water 時,大腦的畫面通常是指「在水跟陸地交界的地方」。
- I want a duck near the water. 我想要一隻在(那片)水邊的鴨子。
- We eat by the water.我们在水边吃。
water 澆水(動詞)
- I watered your plants three times every day!我每天幫你的植物澆三次水!
There is smoke 有煙
- smoke(煙):There is smoke in the kitchen.(廚房裡有煙)
- Is there smoke in the kitchen?(廚房有煙嗎?)
- Why is there smoke in the kitchen?(為什麼廚房裡會有煙?)
- 最前面加上疑問詞 Why(為什麼)
There is(表示某處發生了某事/存在某個狀況)
There is a fire! 有火災!
a fire 是可數名詞
當 fire 當作「火災、起火事件」時,它是一個可數名詞。
- There’s a fire in the building!(這棟大樓起火了!)
- There was a fire in the kitchen.(廚房發生了一場火災。)
- We need to build a fire for camping.(我們露營需要起個營火 / 生個火。)
- Oh no, there is a fire!噢不,有一场火灾!
fire 不可數,前面不加a或the
不可數(指物質本身的「火」或「熱能」):
- Fire is hot.(火是燙的。)
- Stay away from fire.(離火遠一點。)
There is an accident 有意外/事故
an accident 是可數名詞,前面要加an
- Was there an accident?這裡有發生意外嗎?
- There are accidents here every day.这里每天都有事故。
- The police are here. Was there an accident?警察在这里。有事故吗?
There is no time/money
- time(時間):There is no time to lose.(時間緊迫/沒有時間浪費了。)
- money(錢):There is money in my wallet.(我的皮夾裡有錢。)
There is 抽象
- help(幫忙):Is there any help needed?(需要任何幫忙嗎?)
- information(資訊):There is useful information online.(網路上有實用的資訊。)
- There were many difficult questions.有很多很难的问题。
- Is there a big difference between your closet and mine?你的壁橱和我的有很大的不同吗?
- a difference 用單數動詞is
There is a problem with 有問題
- Is there a problem with your laptop?你的笔记本电脑出了 问题吗?
There is 液體 in 容器
- There is some juice in the cup.有一些果汁在杯子裡。
當液體安安穩穩地待在某個容器或空間「裡面」時,我們都是用 in。
杯子與瓶子
- There is some water in the bottle.(瓶子裡有一些水。)
- She put some ice in her coffee.(她把一些冰塊放進她的咖啡裡。)
🍲 2. 碗與鍋子
- There is a lot of hot soup in the bowl.(碗裡有很多熱湯。)
- What’s in the pot? It smells good.(鍋子裡是什麼?聞起來真香。)
🏊 3. 大面積的液體(水池、泳池、大海)
- The kids are swimming in the pool.(孩子們正在游泳池裡游泳。)
- There are many fish in the water.(水裡有很多魚。) 只要是液體被包覆、裝在某個容器或範圍裡面,大聲放膽用 in就對了!
There is 有水/果汁/牛奶/pizza/candy/tofu(不可數)
- There is water on the table.桌上有水。
- There isn’t any water in the fridge.(冰箱裡沒有水。)
- There is some water in the fridge.
- Is there any water in the fridge?(冰箱裡有水嗎?)
- There is juice in the fridge.冰箱有果汁。
- There is juice.(現在有果汁。)
- There was juice.(過去有果汁——例如:本來桌上有,但現在被喝完了或收走了。)
- Was there juice in all of those bottles?那些瓶子裡全部都是果汁嗎?
- was過去式,代表瓶子之前是有果汁在裡面,但現在沒有。
- 用in代表果汁在瓶子裡面 = 內容物是果汁
- all of those bottles 因為有those那些(特定範圍),所以all後面要加of
- There is some milk in the fridge.冰箱裡有一些牛奶
- Is there any milk in the fridge?冰箱里有牛奶吗?
- Is there any candy in that box?在那个盒子里有糖果吗?
- There is no pizza in the kitchen.厨房里没有比萨。
- Is there any pizza at this party?在这个聚会上有比萨吗?
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There is no tofu in this grocery.在这个杂货店里没有 豆腐。
- 想強調液體 → There was juice.(有果汁)
- 想強調瓶數 → There was a bottle of juice.(有一瓶果汁)
There is/are + 一般名詞 (有東西)
- There are two wallets in my pocket.
- There aren’t any birds here.
There is a 建築
- There are a few grocery stores near my apartment.在我的公寓附近有几个杂货店。
- Is there a restaurant close to Duo’s house?靠近多儿的房子有一个餐斤吗?
- There were many apartment buildings in this town in 1995.在1995年在这个镇上 有很多公寓楼。
Is there 尋找/確認有無
Is there [某物] [在哪裡] 的句型,意思是「某個地方有沒有某樣東西」
用來問一個地方有沒有某樣東西。
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Is there a station near our hotel?(飯店附近有沒有車站? → 我們想找車站)
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Is / Are…(一般 Be 動詞)
- 著重在「描述狀態/位置」 用來描述某個已知的人或物在哪裡、是什麼狀態。
- Is our hotel near a station?(我們的飯店在不在車站附近? → 我們在確認飯店的位置)