there is/are + noun
there be 结构中,be 动词的单复数要与后面的名词一致。
There is a cat in the garden.
花园里有一只猫。
在那里;在那个地方
先理解核心含义,再看它在真实句子里的用法。
在那里;在那个地方
In or at that place
There is a cat in the garden.
花园里有一只猫。
在(远离说话者的)那个地方(与here相对)
In or at a place or location (stated, implied or otherwise indicated) that is perceived to be away from, or at a relative distance from, the speaker (compare here).
去那里;到那个地方
To or into a place or location; thither.
在那里
in or at that place
在那件事上;在那种关系上
In that matter, relation, etc..
Please put the book over there on the shelf.
请把书放在那边架子上。
AI contextual example
We arrived at the station and waited there for the bus.
我们到达车站后,在那里等公交车。
AI contextual example
The keys are there, on the table by the door.
钥匙就在那里,门旁的桌子上。
AI contextual example
they have lived there for years
他们在那里住了多年。
WordNet
there be 结构中,be 动词的单复数要与后面的名词一致。
There is a cat in the garden.
花园里有一只猫。
情态动词后接 be,表示对存在的推测。
There may be a problem with the plan.
这个计划可能有问题。
动词后直接接 there,不加介词 to。
We are going there tomorrow.
我们明天要去那里。
over there 是固定搭配,指离说话者较远的地方。
The shop is over there on the left.
商店在那边靠左的位置。
Not this
There has a book on the table.
Use this
There is a book on the table.
存在句型 There be 表示“某处有某物”,谓语动词只能用 be(is/are),不能用 have/has;中文的“有”直译成 have 是母语迁移错误。此句主语是 a book,故用 There is。
Not this
I go to there every day.
Use this
I go there every day.
there 是地点副词,用在 go 后直接作状语,不加介词 to;中文“去那里”里的“那里”容易被误当成名词,从而多加 to。
Not this
There book is on the table.
Use this
Their book is on the table.
their 是物主代词,放在名词前表示“他们的”;there 是地点副词,不能修饰名词。二者发音相同,拼写易混淆,应根据句中的修饰关系判断。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
在那边;在那里
The phone is over there on the desk.
电话在那边桌子上。
有;存在
There are two apples on the table.
桌子上有两个苹果。
给你;就这样;好了
There you go – keep the change.
给你——零钱不用找了。
从那里
Walk to the bridge; from there you can see the lake.
走到桥那里,从那里就能看见湖。
在那上面
The cat is up there on the roof.
猫在那上面的屋顶上。
往返;来回
It's a long way there and back.
往返是一段很长的路。
在四处;零零散散地
We saw wildflowers here and there along the trail.
我们沿小径零零散散地看到了野花。
行了,就这样
Just follow the instructions and there you go.
只要按照说明操作,就成了。
哪里都不如家好
I love traveling, but there's no place like home.
我喜欢旅行,但哪里都不如家好。
没有什么地方比得上家。
In The Wizard of Oz, Dorothy repeats, "There's no place like home."
在《绿野仙踪》里,多萝西反复念着:“没有什么地方比得上家。”
做,或不做。没有“试一试”这回事。
In Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, Yoda says, "Do. Or do not. There is no try."
在《星球大战:帝国反击战》中,尤达说:“做,或不做。没有试一试这回事。”
Use there naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
想象 there 比 here 多一个字母 t,t 像一支伸向远处的手,帮你记住它指‘那里、那边’;here 没有 t,就在身边。
语域:neutral 常见场景:pointing to a location、giving directions、existential sentences 作为副词,“there”基本属于中性语体,口语和书面语中都普遍使用。多用于指代离说话者较远的地点,或构成存在句(如 there is/are)。正式写作中虽也常见,但有时会用 in that place 或 at that place 等更明确的表达代替单纯的 there。
这些词在所示发音中都与 there /ðɛr/ 押韵:where /wɛr/、care /kɛr/、bear /bɛr/、hair /hɛr/、wear /wɛr/、their /ðɛr/。注意 where 和 wear 发音相同,their 是 there 的同音异义词。小心形似但发音不同的词,如 were /wɜr/ 和 here /hɪr/,它们与 there 不押韵。
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