第五节 无须提到施动者

下面这些句子的动作是人发出的，但施动者信息在句中并不重要，可以省去。汉语

中有时也会这样表达。

1. The first question went to him. 第一个问题是问他的。

2. Her question received no answer. 没人回答她的问题。

3. A telegram came from Moscow. 一份来自莫斯科的电报。

4. Reports are coming in of a major earthquake in Mexico.

传来的消息说墨西哥发生一场大地震。

5. My TV came in yesterday. 我的电视是昨天送来的。 come in: to be received 得到

6. Your TV is ready. 你的电视修好了。

7. No card or note came with it. 上面既没有卡片也没有便条。

8. Calls to the florist are in vain, it was a cash purchase.

多次打电话询问花店，均无所获，用现金支付。

9. All of those calls have to go to a personal phone.

这些电话都会打到个人电话上。

10. Cars are stopping to look. 好多车都停下来观看。

11. It discusses why human beings are interested in the outer space.

这一章讨论了人类为什么对外空感兴趣。

12. The second chapter discusses different approaches to the treatment of cancer.

第二章讨论了治疗癌症的不同方法。

13. A list gives prices. 一张价格列表。

14. The job pays a decent wage. 这份工作报酬不错。

15. And recreation centres couldn't find enough indoor space for playing；

consequently, it was moved outdoors, as early as 1908.

由于娱乐中心不能提供足够的空间开展这项运动，使得它早在 1908 年成了户外运动。

16. The letter failed to arrive. 这封信未能送达。

17. Shortly after midnight, the truck arrived at our hotel.

刚过午夜，卡车到了我们的宾馆。

18. A conversation leading to mutual mystification followed.

就这样，两个人在互不明白的情况下继续他们的谈话。

19. In a country which increasingly improves the material aspect of life, the question

will linger “ What is the future all about?”

在一个物质生活水平不断提高的国家，“未来会怎样？”这个问题仍悬而未决。

20. The dishes we had laboured over disappear in less than a half hour.

不到半小时，我们辛辛苦苦做的菜都被吃了个精光。