例如: There is no good discussing the matter with such a fool. 九、 在由"there be +主语名词"引起的句子中, 修饰主语的情况。 1. 在由"there be +主语名词"引起的句子中, 用来修饰主语的不定式可以用被动形式, 也可以用主动形式。 例如: There is no time to lose / to be lost. There are still many things to take care of / to be taken care of. 在口语中多用主动形式。 但是有时候两种形式可能表示不同的意思。 试比较: There is nothing to do now. (We have nothing to do now. ) There is nothing to be done now. (We can do nothing now. ) There is nothing to see(nothing worth seeing). There is nothing to be seen(nothing there at all). 2. 在由"there be +主语名词"引起的句子中, 用来修饰主语的分词或分词短语在意思上相当于一个定语从句。 例如: There were 200children studying (=who were studying) m usic, dancing, or dram atics. Is there anything planned(=that has been planned) for tonight?