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there INTRODUCING A SENTENCEHTeE5, $Terpronounused to introduce sentences, esp. before the verbs be, seem and appear[用于引导一个句子,放在动词 be, seem appear 前]There's someone on the phone for you.有一个人给你打电话。There's no doubt who is the best candidate.谁是最佳候选人是毋庸置疑的。(not standard) There's (= There are) lives at stake and we can't afford to take any risks.有生命危险,我们不能冒险。Plan it carefully -- I don't want there to be any problems.仔细计划一下,我不想出什么问题。There appeared/seemed to be some difficulty in fixing a date for the meeting.要定下会议的日期看来有点困难。Never has there been such a terrible disaster.从来没有过这样可怕的灾难。(fml) There may come a time when you'll regret that decision.总有一天你会对那决定后悔的。(literary) Some children's stories written in a traditional style begin with 'there'.从前有个(儿童故事开场白)There once was/lived a poor widow who had a beautiful daughter.从前有一个穷寡妇,她有个漂亮的女儿。There's a good boy/girl/dog is used to show approval or encouragement.好小伙子/姑娘/狗(表示赞许或鼓励)Tie your shoelaces, there's a good girl.系好你的鞋带,真是个乖女孩。There you are, or more informally, there you go is a phrase used when giving something to someone, usually after a request for the item, such as giving someone goods that they have bought.给你; 拿去吧There you go can express acceptance of something unlucky.没关系,让它去吧We didn't win the competition, but there you go -- we can always try again next year.我们没有赢比赛,不过没关系,明年我们还可以争取。There you are is also used to mean 'I told you so'.我告诉过你There you are, I knew you'd forget if you didn't write it down.我跟你说过,我知道如果你不把它写下来会忘记的。There you go again is a way of emphasizing that an action is repeated often.你又来这一套There they go again, making trouble/complaining.他们又来这一套了,尽找麻烦/抱怨。There she goes again -- she never knows when to give up.她又来这一套了,她从不知道什么时候该罢休。
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