"happen to"是英语中常用的短语,核心含义与“偶然发生”或“降临到...身上”相关,具体用法可分为三类,以下是详细解析:
1、 碰巧做某事(强调动作的偶然性);
2、 某事发生在某人/某物身上(强调事件的承受者);
3、 恰好是/处于...状态(表示巧合的属性或状态)。
结构:主语(人)+ happen to + 动词原形
说明:表示主语“偶然、意外地做了某事”,相当于"It happens/happened that + 从句"(it作形式主语)。
I happened to meet my old classmate in the supermarket yesterday.
我昨天在超市碰巧遇到了我的老同学。
She didn’t happen to see the notice on the wall.
她刚好没看到墙上的通知。
It happened that I was busy when he called. = I happened to be busy when he called.
他打电话时我碰巧在忙。
结构:某物/某事 + happen to + 人/物
说明:强调“事件降临到某人/某物头上”,常用来询问或描述“某人/物遭遇了什么”。
What happened to your phone? It’s broken.
你的手机怎么了?它坏了。
An accident happened to her on the way to work.
她上班路上发生了一起事故。
Nothing serious happened to the children during the trip.
旅行中孩子们没遇到什么严重的事。
结构:主语 + happen to be + 表语(名词/形容词)
说明:表示主语“巧合地具备某属性”或“刚好处于某状态”。
He happens to be my neighbor.
他恰好是我的邻居。
The book you’re looking for happens to be on the shelf.
你找的书刚好在书架上。
I happen to be free this afternoon. Want to go for a walk?
我今天下午刚好有空。想出去散步吗?
1、 无被动语态:"happen"是不及物动词,不能用于被动结构(× Something was happened to him. √ Something happened to him.);
2、 时态变化:根据语境可用过去式(happened to)、现在时(happens to)或将来时(will happen to):
What will happen to us if we miss the train?
如果我们赶不上火车,会怎么样?
"happen to"的核心是“偶然/巧合”,关键是根据后面接的成分(动词原形、人/物、表语)判断具体含义,结合例句理解更清晰!