两个英语问题,1Shedideverythingtogetthetwoofthemtogether,butIguessitjustwasn'tmeanttobe.她极力撮合他们俩,但我觉得根本不可能.我看了许多句子,发现but后都是用be动词的was,be后面有时有词语,有

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两个英语问题,
1She did everything to get the two of them together,but I guess it just wasn't meant to be.
她极力撮合他们俩,但我觉得根本不可能.
我看了许多句子,发现but 后都是用 be动词的was,be后面有时有词语,有时没有.请问这句子的it指代前文吗?to be 后面有省略吗?
2On no consideration must he be seen visiting the police station.
无论如何也不能让别人看到他去警察局.
On no account must the news be told to his parents that.
【【为什么这里是用情态动词must?

Answer 1

1、She did everything to get the two of them together, but I guess it just wasn't meant to be. 她极力撮合他们俩,但我觉得根本不可能.

• A、关于 to be

　　it just wasn't meant to be 是not mean anything to be（表示不了任何东西）的被动语态,因此此处用主动语态表示就是 not meant it to be,也就是说,it 是宾语,to be 是其定语.

　　昨天回答你提出的The opera was the place to see and to be seen 问题时,曾经顺便讲过不定式作定语与被修饰词有三种关系：动宾关系（包括系表关系）、主谓关系和动状关系.这里的 to be 与 it 是系表关系,所有后面没有省略的东西.

• B、关于 it

　　it 指代前文 did everything to get the two of them together（极力撮合他们俩）“这件事情”也可以把此处的it 换为用这个句子充当的主语从句）——

　　I guess (that She did everything to get the two of them together) just wasn't meant to be.

　　或者带有形式宾语的从句——

　　I guess It justwasn't meant to be (that She did everything to get the two of them together)

　　这样,整个句子就变成一种比较啰嗦的表述,即“她极力撮合他们俩,我觉得她极力撮合他们俩的这种努力是无济于事的”.

2、带有否定词的状语如果提前到句首,整个句子就需要倒装.这两句话中分别把on no consideration 和on no account 提前到了句首,因此must 是倒装在主语前的情态动词.正常语序分别如下：

　　A、He must be seen visiting the policestation on no consideration. 他在任何情况下绝对不能被人看到正要去警察局.

　　B、The news must be told to hisparents that ... on no account. 这个…消息绝对不能告诉他的父母.（后面的 that …是 news 的分隔同位语从句）