Lesson 7 There being……
句型“There being……”的标准形式是“There being+名词词组+主语+谓语”。“There being”也可看作是There be的非谓语形式，在句中作状语、主语等。“There being”还可以作介词宾语，相当于带逻辑主语的动名词形式。
征服句型
●There being a drama called Mamma Mia in our city next week, I will go to watch it.
下周我市将会有一场叫《妈妈咪呀》的话剧，我打算去看。
●There being no further business to move me, I left.
没有什么可以打动我，我离开了。
●There being nothing else to do, we four played cards.
没有别的事情做，我们四个就打牌了。
●There being no time, the search team decided to give up continuing to make progress and double back.
由于时间不够，搜索队决定放弃继续前进而折回。
征服对话
●There being a big tumult, we want to stay and subside it.
●Thank you very much.
由于有很大的骚动，我们想要留下来平息它。
太感谢你们了。
●Why is he in a bad temper?
●There being the bad weather, we had to stay at home and help our mother clear the house.
他怎么心情不好了？
由于天气不好，我们不得不留在家里帮妈妈打扫卫生。
●Your sister cried bitterly.
●There being the wet ground, she had a fall badly.
你妹妹哭得好伤心啊。
由于地面潮湿，她摔得很严重。