语法点:被动语态:完成式、进行式与情态动词 (Passive: Perfect, Continuous & Modal)
被动语态强调动作的承受者,而不是执行者。前面几课我们学过一般时态的被动(is built / was built)。本课把被动扩展到三种更复杂的情况:情态动词后的被动(can be heard)、完成时的被动(have been offered)以及情态动词 + 完成时的被动(must have been driven)。无论时态如何变化,被动的核心永远是 be + 过去分词,变化的只是 be 的形式。当动作执行者不重要、不知道或显而易见时,就用被动语态。
结构
| 类型 | 结构 | 例子 |
|---|---|---|
| 情态动词被动 | 情态动词 + be + 过去分词 | can be heard / could not be used / will be knocked down |
| 现在完成时被动 | have/has been + 过去分词 | I have been offered a large sum of money. |
| 情态动词 + 完成时被动 | 情态动词 + have been + 过去分词 | People must have been driven away. |
| 现在进行时被动 | am/is/are being + 过去分词 | The house is being knocked down. |
否定:在第一个助动词后加 not(could not be used / have not been offered)。 疑问:把第一个助动词提前(Can the planes be heard? / Have you been offered money?)。
课文中的例句
- [句 2] I live near an airport and passing planes can be heard night and day. — 情态动词 can + be heard,说明"能被听到"。
- [句 3] The airport was built years ago, but for some reason it could not be used then. — 一般过去时被动 was built 与情态动词过去式被动 could not be used 对比。
- [句 5] Over a hundred people must have been driven away from their homes by the noise. — must have been driven:对过去的肯定推测 + 被动。
- [句 7] Sometimes I think this house will be knocked down by a passing plane. — will be knocked down:一般将来时被动,by 引出执行者。
- [句 8] I have been offered a large sum of money to go away, but I am determined to stay here. — have been offered:现在完成时被动,offer 的双宾语结构中人作主语。
补充例句
- The old airport is being knocked down this year. 这座旧机场今年正在被拆除。
- The noise must have been heard by everybody in the street. 这噪音一定被街上的每个人都听到了。
- The house has not been used for years, but it can still be sold. 这房子多年没用过了,但仍然可以出售。
易错点
- ❌ Passing planes can hear night and day. → ✅ Passing planes can be heard night and day. 情态动词后被动不能省略 be。
- ❌ People must been driven away by the noise. → ✅ People must have been driven away by the noise. 情态动词 + 完成时被动必须有 have。
- ❌ I have been offer a large sum of money. → ✅ I have been offered a large sum of money. been 后面要用过去分词,不能用原形。
- ❌ The house will knock down by a plane. → ✅ The house will be knocked down by a plane. 主语是动作承受者时必须用被动,will 后加 be。