谈谈“there be＋名词＋非谓语动词”

There was nobody to look after the child. 没有人照顾这孩子。

There was a large crowd to send him off. 有一大群人要来给他送行。

There was so much to lose that we couldn’t take any risks. 可能会有很大的损失，因此我们不能冒险。

【注】当其中的宾语与其后的不定式为被动关系时，可用主动表被动，也可用被动式：

There is much work to do [to be done]. 有许多工作要做。

有时其中的不定式为系表结构：

There is nothing to be afraid of. 没什么可怕的。

What was there to be afraid of. 有什么可怕的?

There’s nothing to be ashamed of. 没有什么值得羞愧的。