Be kinder than you have to be.
is it meant to be?
I'll never have to be.
'cause of you my dad and me are so much closer than we used to be.
But the idea that a drought could have brought down the Mayan civilzation is not an unreasonable suggestion when you consider how dependent on regular rainfall they must have been.(been)
求高手指点一下小弟 上述to be的用法中be的词性 是系动词省略了内容 还是 非谓语动词?请帮忙逐一分析一下
meant to be 含义不是意味着什么 而是习语!所以我问这个be是什么词性 另外But the idea that a drought could have brought down the Mayan civilzation is not an unreasonable suggestion when you consider how dependent on regular rainfall they must have been.你说省略的是dependent我不是太懂 这牵扯到什么语法(我可以去查)?或者您能直接告诉我省略的原则是什么 另外they must have been 是定语从句?
追答1. meant to be 的确是习语,但是不排除be 作为系动词的用法。
2. But the idea that a drought could have brought down the Mayan civilzation is not an unreasonable suggestion when you consider how dependent on regular rainfall they must have been. 涉及语法主要是从句套从句的长句理解,
这句话的主体结构:the idea (后面是同位语从句) is not an unreasonable suggestion
when you consider how dependent on regular rainfall they must have been 是时间状语从句
意思是:当你考虑到他们当时是多么依赖老天定期下雨
其中,how dependent on regular rainfall 是宾语从句,而they must have been 是rainfall 的定语从句,可以理解成“they must have been how dependent on regular rainfall”