B2 · 中高级 章节 20

灵活切换焦点：双宾语动词的被动语态

1 总规则
5 例句
1 分钟
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Chapter in 30 Seconds

Master the art of shifting focus when a verb has two objects.

  • Identify direct and indirect objects in active sentences.
  • Transform sentences into two distinct passive forms.
  • Choose the most natural subject for professional communication.
Two objects, two passives, total control.

你将学到什么

嗨！到了 B2 这个进阶阶段，你一定想让自己的英语表达更地道、更灵活。这一章我们要攻克的是“双宾语动词”的被动语态。想象一下，当你在职场中获得晋升，或者在社交场合被告知一个重要消息时，你会怎么描述？在英语里，像 give、offer 或 award 这样的动词后面可以接两个宾语。你可以说 “A prize was given to me”，但母语者更习惯把“人”放在主语位置，说成 “I was given a prize”。本章将带你深入探索这种微妙的语感差异。我们会学习如何根据沟通场景，在这两种被动形式间自由切换。学完之后，你会发现把“人”作为主语不仅听起来更自然，还能让你的叙事更具连贯性。无论是撰写正式的工作邮件，还是在聚会上分享有趣的故事，你都能精准掌控句子的重心，让沟通更加得心应手！

Learning Objectives

By the end of this chapter, you will be able to:

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    By the end you will be able to rewrite sentences like 'They gave me a book' into both passive variations accurately.

技巧与窍门 (1)

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Focus on the subject

If you want to talk about the person, make them the subject. If you want to talk about the thing, make it the subject.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Passive with Two Objects: She Was Given a Prize / A Prize Was Given to Her

核心词汇 (6)

award to give a prize or mark of recognition grant to agree to give or allow something requested offer to present something for someone to accept or reject lend to give something temporarily owe to have an obligation to pay or give something promise to assure someone that one will do or give something

Real-World Preview

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The Promotion Meeting

Review Summary

  • [Subject (Person)] + [be] + [V3] + [Direct Object] OR [Subject (Thing)] + [be] + [V3] + [to/for] + [Indirect Object]

常见错误

When the direct object (the thing) is the subject, you must usually use 'to' or 'for' before the indirect object (the person).

Wrong: The money was sent me.
正确: The money was sent to me.

Some verbs, like 'explain', 'suggest', or 'describe', do not allow the person to be the subject of a passive sentence.

Wrong: I was explained the problem.
正确: The problem was explained to me.

Verbs like 'make', 'buy', or 'get' use the preposition 'for' instead of 'to' in the passive voice.

Wrong: A cake was made to her.
正确: A cake was made for her.

Next Steps

Congratulations! You have completed the final chapter of this level. You now possess the sophisticated grammatical tools needed to navigate professional and academic English with confidence. Keep practicing these structures to make them second nature!

Write a formal email explaining a mistake where 'the wrong information was given to a client'.

Continue to: Foundations of Description and Connection

快速练习 (3)

Choose the correct form.

Which is correct?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: She was sent an email.
Standard person-subject passive.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Passive with Two Objects: She Was Given a Prize / A Prize Was Given to Her

Fill in the blank.

I was ___ a prize.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: given
Passive needs past participle.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Passive with Two Objects: She Was Given a Prize / A Prize Was Given to Her

Correct the sentence.

Find and fix the mistake:

A prize was given me.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: A prize was given to me.
Need 'to' for the object-subject form.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Passive with Two Objects: She Was Given a Prize / A Prize Was Given to Her

Score: /3

常见问题 (2)

No, only with ditransitive verbs like 'give', 'send', 'offer'.
It marks the recipient in the object-subject passive.
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