及物动词并非都能用于被动语态四川省彭州中学 樊文生(该文系本人原创,曾发表于全国核心期刊《中小学外语教学》) 由于被动语态不完全从属于主动语态,因此并不是所有带宾语的及物动词的主动结构都可以改为被动结构
在不少情况下,带宾语的主动句不能改为被动句
常见的情况有以下十六种:一
一些表示状态的及物动词 谓语是表示状态的一些及物动词,如 fail, last, suit, contain, own, hold, fit, cost, lack, want(缺少), become, flee, have(有、吃、患病)等
例如: The hall holds 1,000 people
大厅可容纳 1,000 人
不能说:1,000 people are held in the hall. He has a new dictionary
他有一本新字典
I have bad colds every year
我每年都要患重感冒
The jacket does not fit you
这件衣服不合你身
We have lunch at 12:30
我们十二点半吃午饭
Does the pair of shoes suit you
你穿这双鞋合适吗
Who owns this land
这块地属谁所有
He never fails to write to his mother every week
他每周给他妈妈写信
The pay could last the girl only a few days
这工资只能维持那女子几天的生活
She lacks experience
*但 have 一词不作“有、吃、患病”讲时,却可以有被动语态
例如: I'm afraid you've been had
(= have