内容正文:
1. I think the TV was invented before the car.
was/were + 过去分词
一般过去时的被动语态
练习:Emily is glad that she __________(praise) for her honesty at
that meeting.
He Jiang __________ to give a speech at the graduation
ceremony at Harvard University last month.
was praised
was invited
2. It is said that a Chinese ruler called Shen Nong as the first to discover tea as a drink.
It is said that …“据说”, 本句中的be said 是被动结构。
练习:据说在许多的西方国家13是个不吉利的数字。
It _________ (say) that 13 is an unlucky number
in some west countries.
is said
千百年来,13一直被公认为是不吉利的数字,传说耶稣在被害之前,曾和弟子们共进晚餐,而出现在餐桌上的第13位客人就是耶稣的弟子犹大。犹大为了30银元,将耶稣出卖给了当局,导致耶稣受尽折磨。因为正是这第13个人给耶稣带去了灾难,当天也刚好是13号,此后,13便被视为不详的象征。
尤其是在达-芬奇的画作【最后的晚餐】出现之后,“13”就成了西方人最为忌讳的数字。比如,他们从不选择在每月的13号出门旅游,也不会邀请13个人就餐,餐桌上也不能出现13道菜。
3. It is believed that tea was brought to Korea and Japan during the 6th and 7th centuries.
it is believed that … “人们相信…” is believed 是一般现在时的被动语态。
练习:人们相信,一定有人把它拿走了。
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