there is/exists/remains etcEXISTused to say that something exists or happens 有〔表示存在或发生〕
Is there any milk left?
还有牛奶剩下吗?
There are a few things we need to discuss.
有些事情我们需要讨论。
There must be easier ways of doing this.
这事一定还有更简单的做法。
There seems to be a lack of communication.
看起来是缺乏沟通。
There remain several questions still to be answered.
仍有几个问题要回答。
Suddenly there was a loud explosion.
突然传出一声巨大的爆炸声。
They were all laughing when there came a knock at the door.
他们都在大笑,这时传来了敲门声。
5GRAMMAR 语法
Use there is/are to say that something exists or happens. There cannot be left out. 表示某事存在或发生用there is/are,there不能省略
There is one exception.(NOT Is one exception).
有一个例外。
There was an argument.
发生了争吵。
When the noun is plural, use there are/were , even when using ‘a lot of’ before it. 名词为复数时,用there are/were,即使它前面用了a lot of
There are many interesting places to visit.
有许多有意思的地方可以去看。
There are a lot of problems.(NOT There is a lot of problems) with this theory.
这个理论有许多问题。
Do not confuse there with the possessive determiner their . 不要将there和所有格限定词their混淆:
They love their jobs.
他们热爱自己的工作。
nGrammar
You use there are before a plural noun:
There are a lot of problems.
✗Don’t say: There is a lot of problems. You will sometimes hear native speakers say this is in informal conversation, but it is grammatically incorrect.
Instead of saying there is, you often say there’s:
There’s one small problem.
There cannot be omitted. ✗Don’t say: Is one small problem.
1THEREin or to a particular place that is not where you are 在那里;往那里 → here
We could go back to my cottage and have lunch there.
我们可以回到我的小屋去吃午饭。
Scotland? I’ve always wanted to go there.
苏格兰?我一直想去那儿。
Hold it right there and don’t move.
就站在那里,不要动。
Can you pass me that wine glass there?
你能把那个葡萄酒杯递给我吗?
Look, there’s that bookshop I was telling you about.
看,那就是我跟你说过的那家书店。
Who’s that man over there?
那边的那个男人是谁?
It’s too far to drive there and back in one day.
一天开车来回太远了。
Are we going to get there (=arrive) before the banks close?
银行关门之前,我们到得了吗?
out/in/under etc there
I know there’s a mouse under there somewhere.
我知道在那下面什么地方有只老鼠。
We flew to Miami and from there to La Paz.
我们飞到迈阿密,又从那儿飞到拉巴斯。
Don’t say ‘to there’: We went there (NOT went to there) by car.
不要说 ‘to there’: We went there (不说went to there) by car。
2EXISTif something is there, it exists (在)那里,(在)那儿
The chance was there, but I didn’t take it.
机会是有过,可是我没有抓住。
The countryside is there for everyone to enjoy.
乡间是供所有人享受的。
Three months after the operation, the pain was still there.
手术三个月了,疼痛仍未消失。
3at or to a particular point in time, in a process, or in a story 在这时;在那时
Let’s stop there and I’ll tell you the rest of the story tomorrow.
我们就讲到这儿吧,明天我接着讲。
She got a divorce, but her troubles didn’t end there.
她离婚了,但她的烦恼并没有就此结束。
There’s still a lot of work to do, but we’re getting there (=coming to the end of the process) slowly.
还有很多工作要做,不过我们慢慢地也快做完了。
4there and then (also then and there)IMMEDIATELY immediately 在彼时彼地,当即,立即
I thought I’d have to wait, but they offered me the job there and then.
我以为我得等着,但他们当即就把那份工作给了我。SPOKEN PHRASES 口语短语
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there and then• If she wasn't being paid by his rich over indulgentparents, she would have punished him there and then.• If you make any kind of a mistake, you should re-record the offendingpassagethere and then.• Or perhaps he was waiting for them to start counting their blessingsthere and then.• She went into labour right there and then.• We wanted to get marriedthere and then.• He decided against buying a ticketthere and then but satisfied himself with getting a list of trains to Rome.• I thought Charlie would be there and then Roderick came.• They want to talk about it there and then, with passion and prejudice.
SPOKEN PHRASES
5XXused to refer to something that someone has said when you are answering them 在那一点上
That’s true. I agree with you there.
对,在这一点上我同意你的说法。
‘Why did the system fail?’ ‘Well, there you’ve got me – I really don’t know.’
“系统为什么会失灵?”“你问倒我了——我真的不知道。”
6ATTENTIONused when greeting someone or calling to them 嘿,嗨〔用于向某人问好或呼喊某人〕
Hi there, you must be Laura.
嘿,你一定是劳拉。
Hey, you there! Watch out!
嘿,说你呢!当心!
7there it is/there they are etcused when you have found something or someone that you are looking for 原来它/他们等在这儿
Have you seen my keys anywhere? Ah, there they are.
你见过我的钥匙吗?啊,在这儿。
There you are. I’ve been looking for you.
原来你在这儿,我一直在找你。
8used when you want to speak to someone on the telephone and someone else answers 在〔用于打电话时问对方某人在不在〕
Hello, Georgie, is your mother there?
你好,乔治,你妈妈在吗?
9be there (for somebody)HELPto be always ready to help someone when they need help (在某人身边)随时提供帮助,随时乐于帮助(某人)
That’s what I loved about my father – he was always there for me.
这是我喜欢我父亲的地方——在我需要的时候他总是在我身边。
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be there (for somebody)• Ilium is a particularly good city for optometrists because the GeneralForge and Foundry Company is there.• You could be alone in a room with her and forget she was there.• And are there any courses there during late June or July?• But is there anyone who will check that this is the case?• The majority of children living in single-parent householdsare there because of separation or divorce, not illegitimacy.• Not, in short, what was there, but what the eye saw there.• My parentswere always there for me when I was growing up.• Why, some might question, is there such an emphasis on something which is so peripheral to the New Testament?• He was there when the killersstreamed down from the surroundinghills, chantingwarcries.
10there I was/there they were etcused to describe what situation someone was in at a particular point in the story you are telling 我/他们等就这样〔用于叙述某事时描述某人在某一时刻所处的情形〕
So there I was, stranded in London with no money.
所以我就这样,身无分文地滞留在伦敦。
11.be not all thereinformalSTUPID/NOT INTELLIGENT someone who is not all there seems stupid or slightly crazy 傻乎乎,呆头呆脑
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be not all there• And of course he was not all there in his head.• But this is not all there is to communication.• It was as though he was not all there, Jack thought.
12.there’s a good boy/clever dog etcPRAISEused to praise a child or animal 这才是乖孩子/聪明狗狗等
13there it is/there you are/there you goused to say that nothing can be done to change an unsatisfactorysituation 〔某状况〕无法更改
It’s all very sad, but there it is. There’s absolutely nothing any of us can do about it.
这事固然令人伤心,但也只能这样。我们谁都无能为力。
14there you go/she goes etc (again)used when someone does something annoying that they often do 你/她等又来这一套
There you go, blaming everything on me, as usual.
你又是这样,照例把一切都怪罪到我头上。
There she goes again, complaining about the weather.
她又来了,又在抱怨天气。
15there you are/there you go
a)ASK FOR something/ASK somebody TO DO somethingused when giving something to someone or when you have done something for someone 给;行了
There you are. I’ll just wrap it up for you.
行了,我这就给你包起来。
b)TYPICALused when you think you have proved to someone that what you are telling them is right 你瞧,我说对了吧
There you are, then. There’s nothing to worry about.
你看,没什么可担心的。
16there’s something for you
a)used to say that an action or situation is a good example of a particular quality 你看这就是…,这才叫〔某种素质〕
There’s intelligence for you! She’s solved the problem already.
Well, there’s gratitude for you. She didn’t even say thank you.
你看,这就叫感激,她连句谢谢也没说。
17there goes something/somebody
a)used when you see someone or something going past or away from you 〔某人或某物〕经过;离开
There goes a very worried man.
走过去一个忧心忡忡的男人。
b)used to say that you can hear something such as a bellringing (能)听到〔铃声等〕
There goes the phone. I’ll answer it.
电话铃响了,我去接。
c)used when you are losing something, for example an opportunity or money, as a result of something that has just happened 〔机会、钱等〕就这么完了
There go our chances of winning the championship.
我们夺冠的机会就这么完了。
There goes my career.
我的事业就这么完了。
Examples from the Corpus
there• "Of course the militarybases will have to be closed." "I'm not sure I agree with you there."• What made you decide to move there?• You don't have to eat all the candy just because it's there.• He simply told jurors he did not know how any of it got there.• I don't want to go back there.• If customercomplaints don't come your way, go down to the Customer RelationsDepartment and chat to the people there.• In atonalmusic, the harmonicrelationships may be very complex indeed, yet they are undoubtedly there.• Take away the berth, and the drive would still be there.• Australia? No, I've never been there.• Jackie's arriving at the station at 3.15 and I said I'd meet her there.• He never really felt okay about being back there, but he felt we were doing something meaningful.• Clarisa was there, crouched on the concrete, focused and still.• I love Italy - I worked there for a year.• Where's my umbrella? I'm sure I left it right there, next to my bag.• How did you get up there on the roof?• Are you just going to sit there or are you going to help?• Don't stop there! Tell me the rest!• When I came home Sean was just sitting therewaiting for me.• We drove down to Baltimore, and on the way there we stopped for lunch.• We flew in to Munich and from there we took the train to Prague.
out/in/under etc there• He said them and got it out there.• I dare say you can get far better versions out there!• Without wishing to scare you unduly, you should be aware that sharks do lurkout there.• If only I could have gone out there and helped to put matters right.• During the war-he was doing something for the army, and you lived out there for a couple of years.• It is far better to be out there making some mistakes.• I swellin there, soaking.• They seen him with that truck and thought he come out there to steal their furniture.
getting there• A person needs to have a step-by-step plan for getting there.• And so Teamsters like Phil keep driving and never getting there.• He is determined to do good, but quite willing to do bad on his way to getting there.• Not quite right, not quite plain enough or narrow enough, but getting there.• The benefits of gaininginsight, though, far outweigh the discomfort in getting there.• What matters is how angry and inflexible you are about getting there.• But the difficulty of getting there by public transport is a real problem.• It's getting there without trampling on too many people.
1SATISFIED spoken used to expresssatisfaction that you have been proved right or that you have done what you intended to do 瞧,好啦〔用来表示满意〕
There! I’ve done it! I’ve resigned.
瞧!我做到了!我已经辞职了。
There, what did I tell you? I knew it wouldn’t work.
你看,我怎么跟你说的?我就知道这是不行的。
2there, there!there! therespoken used to comfort someone who is crying, especially a child 好啦,好啦!〔用来安慰哭泣的人,尤指孩子〕
There, there, don’t get so upset!
好啦,好啦,别这么难过!
3so there!spoken used to show someone that you do not care what they think and you are not going to change your mind – used by children 我主意已定!没什么可商量的!〔儿语〕
I’m going to Elly’s party, and you can’t stop me, so there!