2.be 與助動(dòng)詞搭配作謂語(yǔ)
例如：There is no doubt about his guilt .
There can be very little doubt about his guilt .
3.與其它詞相結(jié)合構(gòu)成謂語(yǔ)
例如：There are estimated to be more than …
There is going to …
4.其它一些表示“存在”意義的動(dòng)詞也可以代替to be作謂語(yǔ)
例如：There existed a conflict .
5.除be之外， 謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞還可以用 occur ，come，live stand ， lie
以及復(fù)合結(jié)構(gòu) happen to be，seem to be ， be likely to be ， be bound to be.例句參見書中P.91注釋1
IV.練 習(xí)
1.單詞英譯漢
domestic，statistic，diplomat，exploit，campaign，execute，convict，
despite，deserving，shelf，minimum，status，deport，
2.句子英譯漢
（1）There are estimated to be more than 20，000 overseas domestic servants working in Britain.
（2）Of these 20，000 ， just under 2，000 are being exploited and abused by their employers.
（3）The sad condition of women working as domestics around the world received much media attention earlier this year in several highly publicized cases.
（4）A Filipino maid was executed in Singapore after being convicted of murder， despite protests form various quarters that her guilt had not been adequately established.
（5）She used to work for a very low wage at a tea factory in Sri Lanka.
（6）Because she found it difficult to feed her four children， she accepted a job working as a domestic in London.
（7）So if they do complain ， they risk being deported.
（8）This included increasing the minimum age of employees to 18， getting employees to read and understand an advice leaflet， getting employers to agree to provide adequate maintenance and conditions， and to put in writing the main terms and conditions of the job （of which the employees should see a copy）。
（9）For the main problem facing overseas maids and domestics who try to complain about cruel living and working conditions is that they do not have independent immigrant status and so cannot change employer.
（10）It is， they say， the right to change employers which distinguishes employment from slavery.
3.句子漢譯英
（1）處理有關(guān)事務(wù)的政府部門沒有做統(tǒng)計(jì)。
The government department that deals with relevant affairs does not keep statistics.
（2）正因?yàn)樗裏o法養(yǎng)家才同意做家仆。
It was because she found it difficult to feed her family that she accepted a job working as a domestic.
（3）她是一名沙特外交官直接從菲律賓雇到倫敦來工作的。
She was hired by a Saudi diplomat directly from the Philippines to work in London .
（4）家仆的工作狀況得到了新聞媒介的關(guān)注。
The conditions of working as domestics have received media attention .
（5）雇主們總是威脅要把我們遣送回國(guó)。
The employers always threatened to send us back to our countries.
例如：There is no doubt about his guilt .
There can be very little doubt about his guilt .
3.與其它詞相結(jié)合構(gòu)成謂語(yǔ)
例如：There are estimated to be more than …
There is going to …
4.其它一些表示“存在”意義的動(dòng)詞也可以代替to be作謂語(yǔ)
例如：There existed a conflict .
5.除be之外， 謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞還可以用 occur ，come，live stand ， lie
以及復(fù)合結(jié)構(gòu) happen to be，seem to be ， be likely to be ， be bound to be.例句參見書中P.91注釋1
IV.練 習(xí)
1.單詞英譯漢
domestic，statistic，diplomat，exploit，campaign，execute，convict，
despite，deserving，shelf，minimum，status，deport，
2.句子英譯漢
（1）There are estimated to be more than 20，000 overseas domestic servants working in Britain.
（2）Of these 20，000 ， just under 2，000 are being exploited and abused by their employers.
（3）The sad condition of women working as domestics around the world received much media attention earlier this year in several highly publicized cases.
（4）A Filipino maid was executed in Singapore after being convicted of murder， despite protests form various quarters that her guilt had not been adequately established.
（5）She used to work for a very low wage at a tea factory in Sri Lanka.
（6）Because she found it difficult to feed her four children， she accepted a job working as a domestic in London.
（7）So if they do complain ， they risk being deported.
（8）This included increasing the minimum age of employees to 18， getting employees to read and understand an advice leaflet， getting employers to agree to provide adequate maintenance and conditions， and to put in writing the main terms and conditions of the job （of which the employees should see a copy）。
（9）For the main problem facing overseas maids and domestics who try to complain about cruel living and working conditions is that they do not have independent immigrant status and so cannot change employer.
（10）It is， they say， the right to change employers which distinguishes employment from slavery.
3.句子漢譯英
（1）處理有關(guān)事務(wù)的政府部門沒有做統(tǒng)計(jì)。
The government department that deals with relevant affairs does not keep statistics.
（2）正因?yàn)樗裏o法養(yǎng)家才同意做家仆。
It was because she found it difficult to feed her family that she accepted a job working as a domestic.
（3）她是一名沙特外交官直接從菲律賓雇到倫敦來工作的。
She was hired by a Saudi diplomat directly from the Philippines to work in London .
（4）家仆的工作狀況得到了新聞媒介的關(guān)注。
The conditions of working as domestics have received media attention .
（5）雇主們總是威脅要把我們遣送回國(guó)。
The employers always threatened to send us back to our countries.