there is/exists/remains etcEXISTused to say that something exists or happens 有〔表示存在或發生〕
Is there any milk left?
還有牛奶剩下嗎?
There are a few things we need to discuss.
有些事情我們需要討論。
There must be easier ways of doing this.
這事一定還有更簡單的做法。
There seems to be a lack of communication.
看起來是缺乏溝通。
There remain several questions still to be answered.
仍有幾個問題要回答。
Suddenly there was a loud explosion.
突然傳出一聲巨大的爆炸聲。
They were all laughing when there came a knock at the door.
他們都在大笑,這時傳來了敲門聲。
5GRAMMAR 語法
Use there is/are to say that something exists or happens. There cannot be left out. 表示某事存在或發生用there is/are,there不能省略
There is one exception.(NOT Is one exception).
有一個例外。
There was an argument.
發生了爭吵。
When the noun is plural, use there are/were , even when using ‘a lot of’ before it. 名詞爲複數時,用there are/were,即使它前面用了a lot of
There are many interesting places to visit.
有許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.
這個理論有許多問題。
Do not confuse there with the possessive determiner their . 不要將there和所有格限定詞their混淆:
They love their jobs.
他們熱愛自己的工作。
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 在那裏;往那裏 → here
We could go back to my cottage and have lunch there.
我們可以回到我的小屋去吃午飯。
Scotland? I’ve always wanted to go there.
蘇格蘭?我一直想去那兒。
Hold it right there and don’t move.
就站在那裏,不要動。
Can you pass me that wine glass there?
你能把那個葡萄酒杯遞給我嗎?
Look, there’s that bookshop I was telling you about.
看,那就是我跟你說過的那家書店。
Who’s that man over there?
那邊的那個男人是誰?
It’s too far to drive there and back in one day.
一天開車來回太遠了。
Are we going to get there (=arrive) before the banks close?
銀行關門之前,我們到得了嗎?
out/in/under etc there
I know there’s a mouse under there somewhere.
我知道在那下面什麽地方有只老鼠。
We flew to Miami and from there to La Paz.
我們飛到邁阿密,又從那兒飛到拉巴斯。
Don’t say ‘to there’: We went there (NOT went to there) by car.
不要說 ‘to there’: We went there (不說went to there) by car。
2EXISTif something is there, it exists (在)那裏,(在)那兒
The chance was there, but I didn’t take it.
機會是有過,可是我沒有抓住。
The countryside is there for everyone to enjoy.
鄉間是供所有人享受的。
Three months after the operation, the pain was still there.
手術三個月了,疼痛仍未消失。
3at or to a particular point in time, in a process, or in a story 在這時;在那時
Let’s stop there and I’ll tell you the rest of the story tomorrow.
我們就講到這兒吧,明天我接着講。
She got a divorce, but her troubles didn’t end there.
她離婚了,但她的煩惱並沒有就此結束。
There’s still a lot of work to do, but we’re getting there (=coming to the end of the process) slowly.
還有很多工作要做,不過我們慢慢地也快做完了。
4there and then (also then and there)IMMEDIATELY immediately 在彼時彼地,當即,立即
I thought I’d have to wait, but they offered me the job there and then.
我以爲我得等着,但他們當即就把那份工作給了我。SPOKEN PHRASES 口語短語
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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 在那一點上
That’s true. I agree with you there.
對,在這一點上我同意你的說法。
‘Why did the system fail?’ ‘Well, there you’ve got me – I really don’t know.’
“系統爲什麽會失靈?”“你問倒我了——我真的不知道。”
6ATTENTIONused when greeting someone or calling to them 嘿,嗨〔用於向某人問好或呼喊某人〕
Hi there, you must be Laura.
嘿,你一定是勞拉。
Hey, you there! Watch out!
嘿,說你呢!當心!
7there it is/there they are etcused when you have found something or someone that you are looking for 原來它/他們等在這兒
Have you seen my keys anywhere? Ah, there they are.
你見過我的鑰匙嗎?啊,在這兒。
There you are. I’ve been looking for you.
原來你在這兒,我一直在找你。
8used when you want to speak to someone on the telephone and someone else answers 在〔用於打電話時問對方某人在不在〕
Hello, Georgie, is your mother there?
你好,喬治,你媽媽在嗎?
9be there (for somebody)HELPto be always ready to help someone when they need help (在某人身邊)随時提供幫助,随時樂於幫助(某人)
That’s what I loved about my father – he was always there for me.
這是我喜歡我父親的地方——在我需要的時候他總是在我身邊。
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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/他們等就這樣〔用於叙述某事時描述某人在某一時刻所處的情形〕
So there I was, stranded in London with no money.
所以我就這樣,身無分文地滞留在倫敦。
11.be not all thereinformalSTUPID/NOT INTELLIGENT someone who is not all there seems stupid or slightly crazy 傻乎乎,呆頭呆腦
Examples from the Corpus
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 這才是乖孩子/聰明狗狗等
13there it is/there you are/there you goused to say that nothing can be done to change an unsatisfactorysituation 〔某狀況〕無法更改
It’s all very sad, but there it is. There’s absolutely nothing any of us can do about it.
這事固然令人傷心,但也只能這樣。我們誰都無能爲力。
14there you go/she goes etc (again)used when someone does something annoying that they often do 你/她等又來這一套
There you go, blaming everything on me, as usual.
你又是這樣,照例把一切都怪罪到我頭上。
There she goes again, complaining about the weather.
她又來了,又在抱怨天氣。
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 給;行了
There you are. I’ll just wrap it up for you.
行了,我這就給你包起來。
b)TYPICALused when you think you have proved to someone that what you are telling them is right 你瞧,我說對了吧
There you are, then. There’s nothing to worry about.
你看,沒什麽可擔心的。
16there’s something for you
a)used to say that an action or situation is a good example of a particular quality 你看這就是…,這才叫〔某種素質〕
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,這就叫感激,她連句謝謝也沒說。
17there goes something/somebody
a)used when you see someone or something going past or away from you 〔某人或某物〕經過;離開
There goes a very worried man.
走過去一個憂心忡忡的男人。
b)used to say that you can hear something such as a bellringing (能)聽到〔鈴聲等〕
There goes the phone. I’ll answer it.
電話鈴響了,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 〔機會、錢等〕就這麽完了
There go our chances of winning the championship.
我們奪冠的機會就這麽完了。
There goes my career.
我的事業就這麽完了。
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〔用來表示滿意〕
There! I’ve done it! I’ve resigned.
瞧!我做到了!我已經辭職了。
There, what did I tell you? I knew it wouldn’t work.
你看,我怎麽跟你說的?我就知道這是不行的。
2there, there!there! therespoken used to comfort someone who is crying, especially a child 好啦,好啦!〔用來安慰哭泣的人,尤指孩子〕
There, there, don’t get so upset!
好啦,好啦,别這麽難過!
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!沒什麽可商量的!〔兒語〕
I’m going to Elly’s party, and you can’t stop me, so there!