happen與take place的區(qū)別
1).take place 表示發(fā)生、舉行、舉辦,一般指非偶然性事件的發(fā)生,即這種事件的發(fā)生一定有某種原因或事先的安排,例如:
Great changes have taken place in our hometown during the past ten years.
The Olympic Games of 2008 will take place in Beijing.
(2) .happen作發(fā)生、碰巧解,一般用于偶然或突發(fā)性事件,例如:
What happened to you?(一般不說:What did you happen?)
Maybe something unexpected happened.
I happened to see him on my way home.
= It happened that I saw him on my way home.
注意:happen 與 take place 通常都沒有被動語態(tài).