Lesson 1
There be... 有……
句型“There be...”是表示某事物存在与否的句型，句中的“there”只起到引导的作用，句子的真正主语是谓语动词“be”后面的单数可数名词或者复数可数名词。“be”的情况视主语而定。谓语与最邻近的主语保持一致。
征服句型
There is a watermelon and some oranges on the table.
桌子上有一个西瓜和一些橘子。
There is going to be a large basketball match in our city next week.
我市下周将有一场大型的篮球比赛。
There was a Faye Wong concert in Hong Kong last night.
昨晚香港有一场王菲的演唱会。
There is a painting by Van Gogh on the wall in Tom’s home.
汤姆家的墙上有一幅梵高的画。
There are some potato chips in the dish.
碟子里有一些土豆片。
Tips
该句型的时态有多种：there is/are... there was/were... there will be/be going to... there has been/have been... there had been...
Lesson 2
There must be... 一定有……
句型“There be...”是表示某事物存在与否的句型，还可以用各种情态动词以及含有情态意义的动词或动词短语。“There must be...”翻译为“一定有……”。
征服句型
There must be another way to solve this problem.
一定还有别的方法去解决这个问题。
There must be some misunderstanding.
一定有一些误会。
Please wait， there must be something wrong.
请等一等，一定有什么搞错了。
There must be something you want to forget in your life.
在你的人生中一定有一些你想要忘记的事情。
I’m sure there must be a famous history and culture city you want to visit.
我相信一定有一个知名的文化古城是你想要去参观的。
There must be something wrong with your computer.
你的电脑一定有问题。
Tips
表达预见等意思。有如下句型There may be...可能有…… There used to be...曾经有…… There seems to be...似乎有…… There happens to be...碰巧有……等。
Lesson 3
There is no use/sense （in） doing something 做……没有用/没有意义句型“There is no use/sense （in） doing something”的主语是由no+动名词/短语构成，翻译为“做……没有用/没有意义”。
征服句型
There is no use in crying.
哭是没有用的。
There is no use in sending me present.
送我礼物也没有用。
There is no use arguing with boss on such things.
在这样的事情上和你的上司辩论没有用的。
There is no sense in waiting for a person who has no sense of responsibility.
等一个没有责任感的人没有任何意义。
There is no sense in climbing that hill in the suburbs.
去爬郊区的小山丘没有任何意义。
Tips
句型中名词的不同，还有以下几种句型：There is no good in... 做……毫无好处。 There is no harm in... 做……没有坏处。例如 ：There is no harm in trying it. 不防试一试。本句型的There be也可以省略，这样就可以用于告示语。例如： （There is）no parking！ 禁止停车！
Lesson 4
There seems/appears to be+主语 看起来……/似乎……句型“There seems/appears to be+主语”中的“seem”和“appear”作为系动词，很多时候句型中的“to be”可以省略，翻译为“看起来、似乎……”。
征服句型
There seems to be some mistakes in your thesis.
看来你的论文中有几个错误。
There seems to be no better way to solve this thorny problem.
好像没有更好的方法去解决这个棘手的问
题了。
There seems to be no limit to his greed.
似乎他的贪婪没有止境。
There seems to be that sleepy Persian cat was awakened by a loud noise.
似乎那只贪睡的波斯猫被巨大的声响惊
醒了。
Tips
本句型的标准形式是“There+不及物动词+to be+主语+状语”，句中的“there”和不及物动词加上“to be”后有似乎、看起来的含义。与本句型相似的句型有：There used to be...曾经有…… There happens to be... 碰巧有…… There ought to be... 应该有…… There continues to be... 依旧……等。例如 There used to be a printing house here 20 years ago. 这儿20 年前有一家印刷厂。
Lesson 5
There is no need... 没有必要……
句型“There is no need...”中“need”后面可以跟名词或名词词组或动词不定式。“need”后面可以加“for”表示对某人。句中的“there”不能用“it”来代替。本句型翻译为“没有必要/不能……”。
征服句型
There is no need for you to wait for me till midnight.
你没有必要一直等我到午夜。
There is no need to apologize to an unreasonable person.
没有必要向一个不讲道理的人道歉。
There is no need to learn something which you find to be of little value.