| Passive | 被动 |
在被动句里，焦点在于所做的事。实际上，提及谁或什么做了某件事并不必要。形成一个被动句最普通方法便是用动词“to be”与过去分词。
| English is spoken in Australia. 澳大利亚人讲英语。 |
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| The food was eaten immediately. 食物马上就被吃掉了。 |
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| That book was given to me by a student. 那书是一个学生给我的。 |
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| They were last seen on Tuesday. 他们最后一次被人看见是在星期二。 |
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| This poem was written by a friend of mine. 这首诗是我的一个朋友写的。 |
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| Mary was last seen by Greg. 玛丽最后一次被格来格看见。 |
有时被动句由助动词形成。
| The seeds will be eaten by birds. 种子会被鸟吃掉。 |
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| The food should be eaten soon. 这食物应该很快被吃掉。 |
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| History must be taught. 必需教历史 |
| Babies | 婴儿 |
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| bear - bore - born | 孕育 |
| give birth - gave birth | 生产 |
| May your wife bear you many children. 祝你的妻子为你孕育许多子女。 |
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| I gave birth to my baby in the back of a
taxi. 我在一辆计程车后座生了我的小宝贝。 |
有时需要强调被生的人。在这种情况下你应该使用被动式。
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Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12,
1809. 亚伯拉罕·林肯在1809年2月12日出生。 |
| Nancy Lincoln gave birth to Abraham
Lincoln in 1809. 南西。林肯在1809年生下亚伯拉罕·林肯。 |
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| I was born in 1973. 我是1973年出生的。 |
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