作者：呼振璞
表示"出生"要用be born，并且动词be通常只用was 或were 。be born后可跟形容词、名词或不同的介词，表达意思也不同。请看：
一、 be born + 形容词（名词）。
She was born happy. 她生来就很幸福。
He was born French. 他生为法国人。
二、 born + in, on等，表示"出生的时间，地点"。
Tom was born in Hebei Province on February 12，1999． 1999年2月12日汤姆生于河北省。
Karl Marx was born on May 5，in Trier． 卡尔马克思5月5日生于特里尔。
Li Ping was born in 1988. 李平生于一九八八年。
三、 be born + of+（名词），表示"从......产生"。
This invention was born of need. 这项发明是因需要而产生的。
四、 be born + in, into或to，表示"降生到某家庭"。
He was born in a worker's family. 他出生在一个工人家庭。
In 1867 Madam Curie was born into a teacher's family. 1867年居里夫人出生在一个教师家庭。
五、 be born + with， 表示"天赋；命运"。
He was born with a good memory. 他生来记性就好。
六、 be born+ to do, 表示"生而为......；生来就是"。
She was born to succeed in life. 她生来注定会成功。