有时可将there be中的动词be 换为 live, remain, seem, appear, exist, stand, lie, come等： Once upon a time there lived a man known by the name of Joe Beef. 从前有个人名叫乔·比夫。http://yingyu.chazidian.com There seems [appears] something the matter with her. 她好像是出了什么事似的。 There existed different opinions on this problem. 对这个问题曾有不同看法。 There remained just twenty-eight pounds. 只剩28英镑了。 At the top of the hill there stands an old temple. 在小山顶上有一座古庙。