■不定式通常表示动作尚未发生 There was nobody to look after the child. 没有人照顾这孩子。http://yingyu.chazidian.com 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。 ■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。