happen 用法, 例句, 詳解

happen 用法1 (It happened that)

問：It happened that he harvest was bad in 1788. 這裡的that 子句應分析為什麼子句?

答：有些語言學家把上句中有關happen 用法的that 子句看作是主詞子句。但是, 我們認為把that 子句看作是述語子句(主詞補語子句) 似乎更符合實際情況。我們這一觀點, 在CGEL 中得到了支持(見§16. 34) 。見It seems that。

happen 用法 2 (happen to (do) / happen to sb.)

問：happen to do (to 為動詞不定詞符號) 與happen to sb.(to 為介係詞) 在語意上有區別嗎? 如何解讀這類的happen 用法?

答：

happen to (to 為動詞不定詞符號) 表示“碰巧”、“恰好”:

1. She happened to find an empty seat at the back of the bus.
   她正好在汽車後排找到了一個座位。
2. Someone in the ticket office happened to notice her.
   售票處正好有人注意到了她。

happen to sb.(to 為介係詞) 表示“(某人) 發生某事”:

1. A bad accident happened to the family.
   那家發生了不幸。
2. I’m sure you’d be the first to be sorry if anything was to happen to him.
   我相信, 要是他發生什麼事, 你一定是第一個感到難過的人。

happen 用法3 (as often happens / as it often happens)

見it 用法12