中式英语之鉴:房间里有一张床、两张桌子
日期:2008-06-11 14:19(单词翻译:单击)
62. 房间里有一张床、两张桌子和五把椅子。
[误] There are one bed, two desks and five chairs in the room.
[正] There is one bed, two desks and five chairs in the room.
注：there be 句型中，be 动词的单复数取决于离它最近的那个词。原文虽然一共列举了八件家具，但是根据英
语的谓语就近原则，one bed 决定了应该使用is。
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