房间里有一张床、两张桌子和五把椅子
【英文对比翻译】
Chinese Style —— There are one bed, two desks and five chairs in the room.
American Style —— There is one bed, two desks and five chairs in the room.
【点评】
there be 句型中，be 动词的单复数取决于离它最近的那个词。原文虽然一共列举了八件家具，但是根据英语的谓语就近原则，one bed 决定了应该使用 is.