| "be+非动词同源形容词"句式
1 He was an able and a successful one.
他为人能干 事业成功。
2 His ill health has been a very anxious business.
他身体不好令人十分担忧。
3 I am quite ignorant of what they intend to do.
我的确不知道他们打算干什么。
4 You shouldn't be sensitive about one's clothing.
你不要太注重衣着了。
"be+副词"句式:
1 We must be off now. 我们得走了。
2 The performance is on. 演出已经开始了。
3 Their experiment has been over. 他们的实验已经结束了。
4 I saw you out with a boy yesterday.
昨天我看见你和一个男孩上街了。 | 
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