不能用于被动语态的动词和词组

　　come true, consist of, take place, happen, become, rise, occur¹, belong, break out, appear, arrive, die, fall, last, exist, fail, succeed

　　It took place before liberation².

　　下列动词的主动语态表示被动意义, 而且常与well, quite, easily, badly等副词连用。

　　lock ( 锁 ) ; wash ( 洗 ); sell ( 卖 ); read ( 读 ); wear ( 穿 ); blame (责备)；ride (乘坐)； write ( 写 )；

　　Glass breaks easily. 玻璃容易破碎。

　　The car rides smoothly³. 这车走起来很稳。

　　The case locks easily. 这箱子很好锁。

　　The book sells well. 这本书很畅销。

　　一些常用经典被动句型：

　　It is said…, It is reported…, It is widely believed…， It is expected…, It is estimated…,

　　这些句子一般翻译为“据说……”，“人们认为……”，

　　而 “以前人们认为……” 则应该说：It was believed…, It was thought…

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