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be 型虚拟式

be it...

说明

be it...

核心问题

The business of each day, ____ selling goods or shipping them, went quite smoothly.

A. it being B. be it C. was it D. it was(全国研考,92-7)

正确答案为 B(be it)。对于 be 这种用法我一点也不明白,在语法书和辞典上也未能查到。请指教。

词典解答

表示让步有多种多样的手段,如 although, though, while, whereas, even though (if), when, much as (though, that), whether...or, no matter, whether。此外,还有一种手段来表示让步关系:倒装的 be 的虚拟语气。CGEL 说,这是一种较为罕见而多少又带点文学色彩的结构。请看下面的例句:

  1. Be he friend or foe, the law regards him as a criminal. (CGEL) 不管他是朋友, 还是敌人, 法律把他看作是一个罪犯。

  2. Be the problem easy or difficult, this method applies. 不管问题是容易还是困难, 这个方法都是适用的。

  3. No man loves his fetters, be they made of gold. 即使是金子做的镣铐,也没有人喜欢。

  4. And come again, be it by day or night. (MEG) 再来吧,无论是白天还是黑夜。

谢振元教授主编《研究生入学考试英语复习指南(1997)》在解答上题时说“如从句部分倒装——即将助动词(或系动词)置于主语前时,则应去掉 if,符合此条件只有(C)was it。故(C)是正确答案。”有学生问我上面的解答是否正确。我想,我上面的论述已详细地回答了这个问题。

(参见 adverbial of concession, whether they be, though it be)

练习题

请做下面的英语试题:

Church as we use the word refers to all religious institutions, ____ they Christian, Islamic, Buddhist, Jewish, and so on.

A. be B. being C. were D. are(全国研考,01-10)

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