業精於勤，事立於豫

Theme: 基本句型

be 動詞的被動語態

be + p.p.

I was born in 1980.　我 1980 年出生。

【1980 念法 nineteen-eighty】

The Republic of China was established in 1911.　中華民國建立於西元 1911 年。

= The Republic of China was founded in 1911.

【Republic of China 中華民國(台灣，ROC)；People's Republic of China 中華人民共和國(大陸，PRC)】

English is spoken all over the world.　全世界都講英文。

【speak 三態：speak - spoke - spoken】

Many traffic accidents are caused by drunken driving.　許多車禍都肇因於酒後駕車。

【drunken driving / drunk driving 酒駕】