·①课在半小时内结束 (The class will be ended in half an hour ②这个问题正在讨论。 (The problem is being discussed.) (新增例句见陈定安P.147-148)
• ①.课在半小时内结束。 • (The class will be ended in half an hour.) • ②.这个问题正在讨论。 • (The problem is being discussed.) • （新增例句,见陈定安P. 147-148）
Translation of English passive into hinese English passive sentences are far more frequently used than their Chinese counterparts, so it is natural that most of English passive sentences are turned into unmarked passive sentences or active sentences in Chinese and only a small portion of them are rendered into chinese passive sentences. If we rigidly translate them into marked passive, our translation may sound awkward or even ridiculous
• 2. Translation of English passive into Chinese • English passive sentences are far more frequently used than their Chinese counterparts, so it is natural that most of English passive sentences are turned into unmarked passive sentences or active sentences in Chinese and only a small portion of them are rendered into Chinese passive sentences. If we rigidly translate them into marked passive, our translation may sound awkward or even ridiculous