【问】(1) There being no further business，I declare the meeting closed.

(2) What's the chance of there being an election this year?

我对于there is(are)是很熟悉的。但对于there being却很陌生。请分析。

【答】 there being是there be的非谓语形式，其中的being可能是现在分词(如句[1])，也可能是动名词(如句[2])，依其在句中的句法地位而定。在前一情况下，there being主要用作原因状语或条件状语;在后一情况下，主要用作主语，宾语或介词宾语。请看下面的实例：

1. There being no further business，I declare the meeting closed. (LEG)(原因状语)

由于没有其它事情，我宣布散会。

2. A body can move uniformly and in a straight line，there being no cause to change thatmotion.(条件状语)

如果没有改变物体运动的原因，那么物体将作匀速直线运动。

3. There being a bus stop so near the house is agreat advantage.(做主语)

公共汽车站离家这么近，是一个很有利的条件。

4. Is there any chance of there being a vacancy in this hotel tomorrow? (LEG)(做介词宾语)

这家旅馆明天有空房间吗?

(参见 for there to be)