Name: 英文進階用法：「她將會...」、「他原本要...」！ (Advanced English: “She is to be...”, “He was to go...”)
Uploaded: 2026-02-16T18:07:14.000Z
Duration: 7 min 35 s

Today's lesson is a grammar lesson that a lot of people have been asking about.

今天我們要學的文法，是很多人都在問的。

過去簡單式

So I thought this would be a very good topic for a video.

所以我想這個主題很適合做成一支影片。

現在進行式

We're going to look at the situation where you're using a be verb, am, is, are, was, were, etc.

我們要來看一個情況，就是你用了 be 動詞，像是 am, is, are, was, were 等等。

Plus an infinitive verb, but especially a be verb plus a be verb.

加上一個不定詞動詞，但特別是 be 動詞加上 be 動詞。

So am to be, was, to be, were, to be, etc.

像是 am to be, was, to be, were, to be 等等。

But I'll show you that it doesn't have to be the be verb only, but

不過我會讓你知道，不一定只能是 be 動詞，而是

So you can have am to be is to have, was to take, and so on.

所以你會有 am to be is to have, was to take，等等。

Before I get into the examples, there are a couple of things that you must realize when we're using this structure.

在我開始舉例之前，有幾件事情在使用這個結構時，你們一定要先了解。

First of all, we're making a statement, And we're talking about the future, but not always.

首先，我們在做一個陳述，而且我們在談論未來，但不總是如此。

When we're using a present be verb, first we're talking about future plans.

當我們使用現在 be 動詞時，首先我們在談論未來計劃。

So that's where it gets a little bit confusing.

所以這就是它變得有點令人困惑的地方。

You have to remember that it's always about future plans or arrangements.

你必須記住，這總是關於未來計劃或安排。

For example, a boss would give orders to his employees, to his staff.

例如，老闆會給他的員工、他的職員下達命令。

So when we're using the present verb, we're talking about the future.

所以當我們使用現在動詞時，我們在談論未來。

When we're using the past verb, it's a different situation.

當我們使用過去動詞時，情況就不同了。

And I'll show you examples of that in a moment.

But instead of saying she is going to be, I can just say she is to be.

但與其說她將要，我可以直接說她是要被。

It's a little bit more formal, a little bit more emphatic.

這稍微正式一點，也比較強調。

Like it has a bit of more emphasis because it's a very strong statement.

像是它有比較多的強調，因為這是一個很肯定的陳述。

And that's why you have to remember it's a statement.

這就是為什麼你必須記住這是一個陳述。

I'm saying exactly what's going to happen.

So she is to take over the sales department.

This could be like a plan, but either way, it's a statement about the future.

這可能像是計劃，但無論如何，這都是一個關於未來的陳述。

Now, notice here that I'm using the be verb as part of a passive.

現在，請注意這裡我用了 be 動詞作為被動語態的一部分。

She is to be transferred by me, the boss.

她是要被我，也就是老闆，調任。

Different connotation, different suggestion of what the order is.

不同的涵義，不同的訓示建議。

But here's where you'll see the difference.

Jim, you are to be in charge until I get back.

So we can also use a be with a passive or just with a situation.

所以我們也可以用 be 動詞來表示被動語態，或只表示一種情況。

Any other regular situation where you're using a be verb.

任何其他你使用 be 動詞的常見情況。

But if I, Jim, you are in charge until I get back.

但如果我說，Jim，在你回來之前，你負責。

What's the difference if I use without to be?

如果我不用 be 動詞，有什麼差別嗎？

It means right now, Jim, you are in charge.

So next week I will go to California for a business trip.

While I'm gone, Jim, you are going to be in charge.

So that's very, very important to understand future, present, with to be or without to be.

所以瞭解未來、現在，用 be 動詞或不用 be 動詞，這點非常非常重要。

Okay, so now we're going to look at the past situation, which is very different.

好的，所以我們現在要來看過去的狀況，那很不一樣。

And you have to somehow understand what is happening.

而且你必須要弄懂到底發生了什麼事。

Sophie was to deliver the keynote speech at the conference.

所以，再次強調，這是一個計劃。

She was supposed to, and this is a key word you have to remember, supposed to.

She was supposed to，這是一個關鍵字，你一定要記住，supposed to。

Something was supposed to happen, something should have happened, but it didn't.

有些事情 was supposed to happen，應該要發生，但它沒有。

所以這裡有兩件事可能會發生。

One, what was supposed to happen, what was planned didn't happen.

第一個，原本應該要發生的事、原本計劃好的事，沒有發生。

Or what was planned was not sure if it happened or not.

或是原本計劃好的事，不確定有沒有發生。

That's the key to using past be verb, was, were plus an infinitive.

這就是使用過去 be 動詞 was、were 加上不定詞動詞的關鍵。

So Sophie was to deliver the keynote speech, but did she?

所以 Sophie am to be is to have 發表主題演講，但她有嗎？

There was a bit of a mix up and she wasn't able to get onto the stage to give the speech.

有點小混亂，她沒辦法上臺發表演講。

By the way, if you're curious, keynote speech, that's the main speech, the highlight speech of the conference.

順帶一提，如果你很好奇，主題演講 keynote speech，就是會議的主要演講、最精彩的演講。

The troops were to be withdrawn from the border.

Now usually when you have a sentence using were to be, was to be, etc.

現在通常當你有一個句子用到 were to be、was to be 等等。

Or was to whatever verb, usually you will have a but clause or a second sentence explaining why it didn't happen.

或是 was to 任何動詞，你通常會有一個 but 子句或第二個句子來解釋為什麼事情沒有發生。

And again, I'm using a passive here from the border, but

再說一次，我這裡用的是被動語態，從邊境，但是

the general changed his mind and sent them forward instead.

將軍改變了主意，反而派他們往前線。

So going back to that one I looked at a second ago.

Jim was to be in charge, but none of the staff listened to him.

Jim was to be 負責，但沒有一個員工聽他的。

Now if again I take it out, Jim was in charge.

現在如果我再把它拿出來，Jim was in charge。

This is a very straightforward past situation.

這是一個非常直接的過去情況。

It happened, he was in charge and he did a very good job or, but

事情發生了，他負責，而且他做得很好，或者，但是

none of his staff listened to what he said.

nobody listened to him or he was in charge and he did a good job.

沒有人聽他的，或者他負責而且他做得很好。

所以後面發生的事可以是任何事。

But as soon as you add the to be right away you have an unrealized situation.

但是你一加上 to be，立刻就變成一個未實現的狀況。

You can only follow it with a but to show the contrast to show why he actually was not in charge.

你只能接著用一個 but 來顯示對比，顯示為什麼他實際上沒有負責。

Okay, so it's actually a very simple structure.

好的，所以這其實是一個非常簡單的結構。

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