基本句型       结      构             例            句

there

肯定句     there be +主+其它  There is a map on the wall.

                             墙上有张地图。

be

否定句     there be + not +主+  There is not a map on the wall.

           其它              墙上没有地图。

结构

一般疑问句 be + there +主+其  Is there a map on the wall?

           它                墙上有地图吗？

肯定与否定                   Yes ,there is . No, there isn’t.

回答                          是的，有    不，没有

特殊疑问   特殊疑问词+ be +  —How many maps are there on the wall?

句及回答   there +主+其它       墙上有多少张地图？

                            —There are two. 有两张

注1：

There be 句型也可以由其它动词代替be，常用的词有seem to be , happen to be ,appear to be, used to be 等词组或用live, come, stand, lie, occur, exist, flow等动词。

There seems to be much hope of our team beating theirs.

好象我们队很有希望打败他们队。

Only there lived an old fisherman in a village by the sea.

从前有一位老渔夫住在海边的一个村子里。

注2：

There be 之后如有几个并列主语时，用is或用are要取决于第一个主语是单数还有复数，单数用is,复数则用are.

There is a pen, a pencil and two books on the desk.

桌上有一支钢笔，一支铅笔和两本书。

There are two books, a pen and a pencil on the desk.

桌上有两本书，一支钢笔和一支铅笔。