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被动语态

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英语语态分为两种:主动语态和被动语态。

“兔子咬人了!”

”谁被兔子咬了?“

在一句话中,想要强调谁,谁就会充当主语。如果强调动作的执行者,譬如兔子做出咬人的举动,句子就会用主动语态。如果强调动作的承受者,譬如谁被咬,句子就倾向用被动语态。

被动语态的构成也是通过谓语动词的变化完成的,不妨通过五种基本句型来看看它们的被动语态是怎么演化的。

基本句型

主 + 谓

The rabbit slept.

该剧 slept 是个不及物动词,没有宾语,不存在动作的承受者这个概念,自然就没有被动语态了。

主 + 谓 + 宾

The rabbit ate the carrot.

主语 the rabbit 是动作 ate 的执行者,the carrot 是动作 ate 的承受者,如果变成被动语态,就是强调动作的承受者,让 the carrot 成为主语。其中被动语态的构成为“be + 动词过去分词”。如果需要表明动作的执行者是谁,就要借助“by + 动作执行者”。所以,我们得到:

Teh carrot was eaten by the rabbit.

很多情况下,无需表明“被谁…”这一概念,例如:

A carrot was eaten.

回想一下在非谓语动词里,过去分词作主语补语(表语)的句子:

The rabbit was frightened by the wolf.

所以,过去分词表被动的意义和被动语态脱不了关系。

主 + 谓 + 宾 + 宾

The rabbit gave the carrot to the wolf.

在这个句子里有两个宾语,直接宾语 the carrot 和间接宾语 the wolf。如果强调间接宾语 the wolf:

The wolf was given the carrot by the rabbit.

如果强调直接宾语 the carrot:

The carrot was given to the wolf by the rabbit.

当然,如果都知道是兔子给狼胡萝卜,可以把 by + 动作执行者这部分去掉。所以上面两个句子可以简写成:

The wolf was given the carrot.

The carrot was given to the wolf.

如果这个句子主动形式写成“主语+谓语+间接宾语+直接宾语”的形式,那 to 就消失了。

The rabbit gave the wolf the carrot.

但在强调直接宾语 the carrot 变被动句时,可不能是:

The carrot was given the wolf (by the rabbit).

它和之前那句代介词 to 的主动句变被动语态是一样的,所以应该还是:

The carrot was given to the wolf (by the rabbit)+

千万不要漏掉 to。

主 + 谓 + 宾 + 宾补

The wolf invited the rabbit to her party.

改为被动态:

The rabbit was invited to the party by the wolf.

有时需要特别注意,再看一个例子:

The rabbit made the wolf laught.

make 等后接的是省略了 to 的动词不定式,这种不带 to 的动词不定式也被成为裸不定式。

所以原句实际上相当于:

The rabbit made the wolf to laught.

一旦省略了 to 的动词不定式作宾补,改成被动语态时要把 to 还原。 所以改成被动语态应该是:

The wolf was made to laugh (by the rabbit).

主 + 系 + 表(主语补语)

The rabbit is smart.

这种句型没有办法变成被动语态。

复杂用法

其实被动态可以更复杂,如果被动态和动态、语气、情态助词相结合的话,就会产生一系列“化学反应”,比如:

  • The rabbit has eaten the carrot.

    -> The carrot has been eaten by the rabbit.

    -> The carrot has not been eaten by the rabbit.

    -> Has the carrot been eaten by the rabbit.

  • The rabbit would have eaten the carrot.h

    -> The carrot would have been eaten by the rabbit.

    -> The carrot would not have been eaten by the rabbit.

    -> Would the carrot have been eaten by the rabbit.

  • The rabbit might eat the carrot.

    -> The carrot might be eaten by the rabbit.

    -> The carrot might not be eaten by the rabbit.

    -> Might the carrot be eaten by the rabbit.

    归根结底,这些变位主要是针对构成被动语态所需的 be 动词的变位。

作者: Petrus.Z

Created: 2021-09-01 Wed 00:38