◇ The Passive Voice
被動語態
被動語態的結構並不複雜: 主詞(V) + Be動詞 + 過去分詞。要注意被動語態是用來表示對「承受」某動作的人或物的關注,而不是關注「執行」某動作的人或物。例如例句:Baby Owls are called Owlets and they look like a cotton ball that grew a face, and legs. 這句裡Baby Owls是被動的主詞,表示Baby Owls是被稱呼成Owlets,由be動詞+call的過去分詞 所形成的被動語態。
Example:
1. Is it the case that the report was sent on time?
報告是否被準時發送?
2. We believed that the car was damaged by the storm.
我們相信汽車是被暴風鎖破壞。
3. Simon was offered the job.
Simon 得到此工作的邀約。