be supposed to be / be not supposed to be
【按理说是…… / 按理说不应该是……】
be not supposed to be
发音大致:/biː nɑːt səˈpoʊzd tə biː/
这个短语可以拆成:
be + not supposed to + be
核心结构是:
be supposed to be ... = 应该是…… / 按理说是……
be not supposed to be ... = 不应该是…… / 按理说不应该是……
例子
He is not supposed to be here.
他不应该在这里。
This is not supposed to be difficult.
这个按理说不应该很难。
It is not supposed to be like this.
按理说不应该是这样的。
这里最容易让人困惑的是连续出现两个 be:
He is not supposed to be here.
第一个 is 是主句的 be:
He + is
第二个 be 是 to be:
supposed to + be
所以结构其实很清楚:
He is / not supposed to / be / here.
你可以把 not supposed to be 整体先记成:
“不应该是/处于……”
例如 not supposed to be here = 不应该在这里。