含有双宾语的动词在变为被动语态时,有以下三种情形:一、有些双宾动词(如award, buy, give, leave, lend, offer, pay, show, teach, tell等)在变为被动语态时,既可把间接宾语(指人)变为被动语态的主语,而把直接宾语(指事物)保留下来(称为保留宾语),也可把直接宾语(指事物)变为被动语态的主语,而把间接宾语改为介词to 或for引起的状语(到底用to还是for,与所搭配的动词有关)。
比较:He gave her some money. 他给她一些钱。→ She was given some money.→Some money was given to him.He bought her a watch. 他给她买了一快表。→ A watch was bought for her.→She was bought a watch.二、有些双宾动词(如bring, do, make, pass, sell, send, sing, write等)通常用直接宾语(指事物)作被动语态的主语,而将间接宾语用作保留宾语(其前根据情况用介词to或for):Father made me a doll.→ A doll was made for me.He wrote her a letter.→ A letter was written to her.三、有些双宾动词(如answer, deny, envy, refuse, save, spare等)通常用间接宾语(指人)作被动语态的主语,而将直接宾语用作保留宾语:He answered me that question.→ I was answered that question by him