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happen的用法

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happen的用法

  happen是不及物动词,它的用法常见的有如下几种情况:

  1.表示“某人出了某事(常指不好的事)”,要用“sth.+ happen+to sb.”这一结构来表达.例如:

  A car accident happened to her this morning.今天上午她发生了交通事故.

  What happened to you?你怎么啦?

  2.表示“某地(某时)发生了什么事”,常用“sth.+ happen +地点/时间”这一结构来表达,此时主语应是事情.例如:

学习啦在线学习网   The story happened in 2003.这个故事发生在2003年.

  An accident happened in that street.那条街上发生了一起事故.

  3.表示“某人碰巧做某事”,要用“sb.+ happen+ to do sth.”这一结构来表达.例如:

  I happened to meet a friend of mine in the street yesterday.昨天我碰巧在街上遇到了我的一个朋友.

  4.happen表示“碰巧或恰巧发生某事”时,还可用“It happens / happened that...”这一结构来表达.例如:

学习啦在线学习网   It happened that Brian and Peter were at home that day.碰巧那天布莱恩和彼得在家了.

  It happened that he had to take part in a meeting that afternoon.碰巧那天下午他不得不参加一个会议.

  注:that从句中的主语是人时,此种结构可以与“sb.+ happen + to do sth.”结构互换.例如:

  It happened that Brian and Peter were at home that day.= Brian and Peter happened to be at home that day.

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