构成被动语态的替代方法

您可以用动词 to get 或 to have 取代 Be 动词,构成具有被动语意丶但并非被动语态的句子。这些句型构造通常描述的状况有:希望某人为自己做某事,或雇某人来为自己做某事等。主词是主动的,但他做的只有「令」某人做某事。句中主要动词要求做某动作的对象并不会被指名。当句子有被动的意味时,第二人并不明确。我们更关注动作的结果,而不是关注做动作的人。

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举例
  • I must get my hair cut.
  • I must have my hair cut.
  • When are you going to get that window mended?
  • We're having the house painted.

这类构句指的可能是动作的完成,特别句中有时间用语的时候。

举例
  • We'll get the work done as soon as possible.
  • I'll get those letters typed before lunchtime.
  • She said she'd have my lunch delivered by noon.
  • You should have your roof repaired before next winter.

如果动词指的是不必要丶不愿发生的事,就有被动句的意味。

举例
  • Jim had his car stolen last night.
  • Jim's car was stolen.
  • They had their roof blown off in the storm.
  • Their roof was blown off in the storm.
"to need" 用于被动构句

在主动句中,也可以用动词 to need + 动名词来让句子有被动的意味。对我们来说,这些句子的重点在于「承受」某动作的人或物,而非「执行」动作的人。

举例
  • The ceiling needs painting.
  • The ceiling needs to be painted.
  • My hair needs cutting.
  • My hair needs to be cut.
  • That faucet needs fixing.
  • That faucet needs to be fixed.
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