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Unit 44 — Passive 3


A. I was offered ... / we were given ...

1. 有些动词可以有两个宾语

有些动词可以同时带:

例如:

My grandfather gave me this watch.

我祖父把这块手表送给了我。

这里:

成分内容
Object 1me
Object 2this watch

2. 一个主动句可以变成两种被动句

主动句:

My grandfather gave me this watch.

可以变成:

I was given this watch by my grandfather.

我被祖父送了这块手表。

也可以说:

This watch was given to me by my grandfather.

这块手表是我祖父送给我的。


3. 两种被动方式

方式Example
人作主语I was given this watch.
物作主语This watch was given to me.

英语里,当动词有两个宾语时:

通常更常把“人”放到被动句的主语位置。


4. 可以有两个宾语的常见动词

图片中列出的动词:

  • ask
  • offer
  • pay
  • show
  • tell

以及前面的:

  • give

5. offer

I’ve been offered the job, but I don’t think I want it.

有人已经把这份工作提供给我了,但我觉得我不想要。

主动可以理解成:

Somebody has offered me the job.

被动:

I have been offered the job.


6. give

You will be given plenty of time to decide.

你会有充足的时间来做决定。

主动:

We will give you plenty of time.

被动:

You will be given plenty of time.


7. show

I didn’t see the original document, but I was shown a copy.

我没有看到原始文件,但是有人给我看了一份副本。

主动:

Somebody showed me a copy.

被动:

I was shown a copy.


8. pay

Tim has an easy job — he’s paid a lot of money to do very little.

Tim 的工作很轻松——他做很少的事情,却拿很多钱。

主动可以理解成:

Somebody pays him a lot of money.

被动:

He is paid a lot of money.


9. 双宾语被动的核心结构

主动:

Subject + Verb + Person + Thing

例如:

Somebody gave me a book.

被动 1:

Person + be + past participle + Thing

例如:

I was given a book.

被动 2:

Thing + be + past participle + to + Person

例如:

A book was given to me.


B. I don’t like being ...

10. doing 的被动形式

主动:

doing / seeing

对应的被动形式:

being done / being seen

也就是:

being + past participle


11. telling me → being told

主动:

I don’t like people telling me what to do.

我不喜欢别人告诉我该做什么。

被动:

I don’t like being told what to do.

我不喜欢被别人指挥 / 告诉我该做什么。


12. 结构对比

ActivePassive
people telling mebeing told
somebody taking mebeing taken
people keeping himbeing kept
anybody seeing usbeing seen

13. I remember being taken ...

I remember being taken to the zoo when I was a child.

我记得小时候有人带我去动物园。

意思相当于:

I remember somebody taking me to the zoo.


14. being kept waiting

Steve hates being kept waiting.

Steve 讨厌被别人晾着等。

意思相当于:

He hates people keeping him waiting.

这里:

keep somebody waiting

= 让某人一直等。

被动:

be kept waiting

= 被迫一直等。


15. without being seen

We climbed over the wall without being seen.

我们翻过了墙,没有被任何人看到。

相当于:

without anybody seeing us


16. being done 的核心

being + past participle

表示:

被……这件事

例如:

being told 被告知

being taken 被带走 / 被带去

being seen 被看见

being kept waiting 被让着等


C. I was born ...

17. 出生通常说 was/were born

我们说:

I was born ...

不是:

❌ I am born ...

因为出生是:

已经发生在过去的一件事情。


18. I was born in Chicago

I was born in Chicago.

我出生在芝加哥。

结构:

was born


19. Where were you born?

Where were you born?

你出生在哪里?

不是:

❌ Where are you born?

因为:

对具体某个人来说,“出生”已经发生在过去。

所以使用:

was / were born


20. 但可以说 babies are born

How many babies are born every day?

每天有多少婴儿出生?

这里为什么使用:

are born

因为这里不是说:

某一个已经出生的人

而是在描述:

每天都会发生的一般事实。

所以:

Present Simple Passive


21. was born vs are born

情况结构
某个人的出生was/were born
一般事实am/is/are born

例如:

I was born in 1990.

我出生于 1990 年。

Thousands of babies are born every day.

每天有成千上万的婴儿出生。


D. get

22. get 也可以用于被动语态

除了:

be + past participle

英语中有时还可以使用:

get + past participle

例如:

nobody got hurt

= nobody was hurt


23. got hurt

There was a fight, but nobody got hurt.

发生了一场打斗,但是没有人受伤。

这里:

got hurt

was hurt


24. get invited

I don’t get invited to many parties.

我不太常被邀请参加聚会。

相当于:

I’m not invited to many parties.


25. didn’t get offered

I’m surprised Liz didn’t get offered the job.

我很惊讶 Liz 没有得到那份工作的 offer。

相当于:

Liz wasn’t offered the job.


26. get passive 的核心

get + past participle

可以表达:

某件事情“发生在某人身上”。

例如:

  • get hurt
  • get invited
  • get offered
  • get caught
  • get damaged
  • get fired

27. get 不是所有被动句都可以用

图片特别说明:

We use get only when things happen.

也就是说:

get 被动通常强调一个事件、变化或发生的事情。

如果只是:

状态 / 一般事实

通常不用 get。


28. 不能说 gets liked

正确:

Jessica is liked by everybody.

Jessica 每个人都喜欢。

不自然:

❌ Jessica gets liked by everybody.

因为:

being liked

在这里是一种长期状态,

不是某个突然发生的事件。


29. 不能说 got known

正确:

Peter was a mystery man. Very little was known about him.

Peter 是个神秘人物。

关于他的事情几乎没人知道。

不说:

❌ Very little got known about him.

因为:

known

这里表达的是一种状态。


30. get passive vs be passive

be passiveget passive
所有情况都可以使用主要用于“事情发生”
正式、普通更口语化
He was hurt.He got hurt.
She was invited.She got invited.

31. get 更常用于非正式口语

图片说明:

We use get mainly in informal spoken English.

也就是:

get 被动在日常口语中很常见。

而:

be

可以在:

  • 正式英语
  • 书面英语
  • 口语

所有场景中使用。


32. get + past participle 有些并不是被动含义

图片还列出了几个常见的:

get + past participle

表达。

它们形式上像被动,

但实际通常作为固定表达使用。


33. get married

get married

结婚

例如:

They got married last year.

他们去年结婚了。


34. get divorced

get divorced

离婚

例如:

They got divorced two years later.

两年后他们离婚了。


35. get dressed

get dressed

穿好衣服

例如:

I got up and got dressed.

我起床后穿好了衣服。

这里不是:

“被别人穿衣服”

而是:

自己穿衣服。


36. get changed

get changed

换衣服

例如:

I need to get changed before dinner.

晚饭前我需要换衣服。


37. get lost

get lost

迷路

图片解释:

= not know where you are

也就是:

不知道自己在哪里。

例如:

We got lost on the way home.

我们回家的路上迷路了。


38. 图片中的全部重点例句

A — Two objects

My grandfather gave me this watch.

I was given this watch by my grandfather.

This watch was given to me by my grandfather.

I’ve been offered the job, but I don’t think I want it.

You will be given plenty of time to decide.

I was shown a copy.

He’s paid a lot of money to do very little.


B — being done

I don’t like people telling me what to do.

I don’t like being told what to do.

I remember being taken to the zoo when I was a child.

Steve hates being kept waiting.

We climbed over the wall without being seen.


C — born

I was born in Chicago.

Where were you born?

How many babies are born every day?


D — get

There was a fight, but nobody got hurt.

I don’t get invited to many parties.

Liz didn’t get offered the job.

Jessica is liked by everybody.

Very little was known about him.

固定表达:

  • get married
  • get divorced
  • get dressed
  • get changed
  • get lost

39. 双宾语动词的思维

例如:

Somebody gave me a watch.

这里有:

me

和:

a watch

两个宾语。

所以可以选择:

把人作为主语

I was given a watch.

这是英语中:

更常见、更自然的表达。


把物作为主语

A watch was given to me.

也正确。

但必须注意:

give something to somebody

所以要有:

to me


40. 双宾语被动总结

ActivePassive 1Passive 2
Somebody gave me a watch.I was given a watch.A watch was given to me.
Somebody showed me a photo.I was shown a photo.A photo was shown to me.
Somebody offered me a job.I was offered a job.A job was offered to me.

通常优先使用:

Person + Passive Verb + Thing


41. being + V3 的思维

Unit 43 学过:

is being cleaned

= 正在被打扫

但本单元的:

being told

不是完整进行时。

它是:

被告知这件事

相当于把被动语态:

be told

变成:

being told

用作名词性质的 -ing 结构。


42. doing vs being done

Active -ingPassive -ing
doingbeing done
seeingbeing seen
tellingbeing told
takingbeing taken

例如:

I hate people watching me.

我讨厌别人看着我。

变成:

I hate being watched.

我讨厌被别人盯着看。


43. get 与 be 的语感区别

be

He was hurt in the accident.

他在事故中受伤。

比较:

中性地描述事实。


get

He got hurt in the accident.

他在事故中受伤了。

更像:

“发生了受伤这件事。”

所以 get 往往:

更有“事情发生 / 状态发生改变”的感觉。


44. get 的时间变化

get 自己也可以变化时态。

Present

I get invited sometimes.

我有时会被邀请。


Past

I got invited yesterday.

我昨天被邀请了。


Future

You might get invited.

你可能会被邀请。


Perfect

He has got hurt before.

他以前受过伤。

核心仍然是:

get + V3


45. 本单元和 Unit 42–43 的关系

Unit 42

基础被动:

is done / was done


Unit 43

扩展:

be done / been done / being done


Unit 44

进一步学习:

  1. 双宾语的被动
  2. being done 作为 -ing 结构
  3. be born
  4. get + V3 被动

46. 被动语态体系

类型Example
一般被动is done
过去被动was done
将来 / 情态will be done
完成被动has been done
进行被动is being done
-ing 被动being done
双宾语被动I was given something
get 被动I got hurt

47. 最容易混淆的一组

I was given ...

有人给了我……

例如:

I was given a watch.


It was given to me

某物被给了我

例如:

The watch was given to me.

两句:

意思基本相同

但是:

句子的关注中心不同。


48. 第二组容易混淆的结构

is being done

正在被做

这是:

Present Continuous Passive

例如:

The car is being repaired.

车正在被修。


being done

被做这件事

通常出现在:

  • like
  • hate
  • remember
  • without

等后面。

例如:

I hate being told what to do.

我讨厌被别人指挥。


49. 第三组容易混淆的结构

was born

某人出生于……

例如:

I was born in Shanghai.


are born

一般意义上的“出生”

例如:

Millions of babies are born every year.


50. 第四组容易混淆的结构

was hurt

被弄伤 / 受伤

普通被动。

got hurt

受伤了

更口语,更强调:

事情发生。


51. 最终结构表

想表达结构
我被给了……I was given ...
某物被给我Something was given to me.
被告知being told
被带去being taken
被看到being seen
我出生于……I was born ...
被弄伤get hurt / be hurt
被邀请get invited / be invited
结婚get married
离婚get divorced
穿衣get dressed
换衣服get changed
迷路get lost

52. 最终思维模型

双宾语被动

Somebody gave me a watch.

可以把:

me

提到前面:

I was given a watch.

也可以把:

a watch

提到前面:

A watch was given to me.


being done

主动:

somebody doing something to me

转成被动:

being done

例如:

people telling me ↓ being told


get passive

普通被动:

I was hurt.

口语、强调事情发生:

I got hurt.


一句话记忆

I was given something

我被给了某样东西。

Something was given to me

某样东西被给了我。

being done

被做这件事情

例如:

I hate being told what to do.

was born

某个人出生

例如:

I was born in Shanghai.

get + V3

某件事情发生在某人身上

例如:

I got hurt.


Unit 44 最核心总结

双宾语动词可以有两种被动形式

例如:

Somebody gave me a watch. ↓ I was given a watch. ↓ A watch was given to me.

以及:

doing → being done

I was born = 我出生于……

get + V3 = 更口语化、强调事情发生的被动形式

最值得直接记住的四句:

I was given a watch.

I don’t like being told what to do.

I was born in Chicago.

Nobody got hurt.