1 .表语也可连用系动词提到主语前面，提到句首的表语可以是：
l )介词短语：
Near the southern end of the village was a large pear orchard , 靠近村子南头有一座很大的梨园。
2 )形容词：
Very imporstant in the farmers life 15 the weather forecast . 农民生活中非常重要的事就是天气预报。
Worst of all were the humiliations he suffered . 最糟糕的是他受的屈辱。
3 )方位词：
Southwest of the reservoir were 2,000 mu of sandy wasteland . 水库西南有两千亩沙荒地。
Below is a restaurant .下面是一家餐馆。
4 )过去分词(表语):
Hidden underground ia a wealth of gold , silver , copper , lead and zinc .
地下埋藏了大量金、银、铜、铅和锌。
2 .有时被动结构中的过去分词(a )和进行时态中的现在分词(b )也可以提前：
a . Most frequented by tourists is the Ju yong guan section .
游人最多的是居庸关这一段。
Shown together with these products were models of steel works .
和这些产品一道展出还有钢铁厂的模型。
b . Lying on the floor was a boy aged about seventeen ?
躺在地板上的是一个年约十七岁的男孩。
Standing beside the table was an interpreter ?
站在桌旁的是一位口译人员。
3 .在描写景像时，有时把状语提前，同时把谓语放在主语前面，使句子更生动：
Following the roar , out rushed a tiger from among the bushes .
一声吼叫，呼地从丛林中冲出一只老虎。
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练习题与答案：
练习一：在下面句子中的复合谓语下划线
1 . Among its products are farm machines and mining equipment.
2 . 0n either side were rows of fruit trees .
4 . Around the lake are farms with 57,000 workers .
5 . Nearby are houses built by th epeasants themselves .
6 . Especially popular are the musical and theatrical groups .
7 . Below is an example of typical business letter .
8 . Here is a difficulty for you to get over .
练习二：将下面倒装句翻译成中文：
1 . Holding the secretary's hand is the peasant's young daughters .
抓着秘书的手的是农民的小女儿。
2 . Visiting Beijing were 300 Japanese students ?
访问北京的是300个日本学生吗?
3 . Participating are experts from 46 countries .
参与的专家来自46个国家。
4 . Watching the performances were mostly foreign tourists .
观看演出的几乎都是外国游客。
