Inanimate subject

• 无灵主语/物主语
• 与中文中常用的人称做主语不同
  • 喜欢关注人的感受
  • 古诗词中Inanimate subject常出现
• 人在一些句子中并不是重点，也不重要，或者说大家都明白说的是人，没必要再说了
  • Sharp ears and eyes are needed in this work.
    • 大家都知道是people的ears & eyes，所以句子中没必要出现people
  • 一个句子中的重点位置（被强调内容）
    • 句首
    • 句尾
  • Increasing attention has been paid to the condition of the laid-off workers.
    • People have paid more and more attention to the condition of the laid-off workers.
    • people, the condition, the laid-off workers皆不是重点
  • Paw prints were seen in a number of places and puma fur was found clinging to bushes.
• 可增加语言多样性
  • A good idea came into my mind.
    • I thought of a good idea.
  • A warm and sunny Sunday found my whole family going for an outing at the beach.
  • He went to the town on business.
    • Business took him to the town.
  • The dealer told him that it had just come in, but that he could not be bothered to open it.
    • 商人
    • 木箱
    • could not be bothered to
      • 不屑于，懒得
  • However, a new type of humor, which stems largely from the US, has recently come into fashion.
    • 幽默
    • 起源
    • 流行
• Confidence deserted him.
  • He lost his confidence.
• That night sleep eluded me.
  • I couldn't sleep that night.
• Sunset met us halfway.
  • We only traveled half the distance at sunset.
• The past few years witnessed the great influx of foreigners to China, for travelling, studies or business.
• The house had its window broken in the sxplosion.
  • have sth. done 请某人做某事
    • I'm going to have my hair cut this weekend.

My arrival coincided with his departure.

• When I came, he was just about to leave.

There be...

• The sea bed was scoured with powerful nets and there was tremendous excitement on board when a chest was raised from the bottom.
  • The people on board were tremendous excitement.
• There was nothing / she could do / but to follow him.