我认为，Beside the teacher were seated some small children. 这样的表达是正确的，这就是一个完全倒装句（地点状语+谓语+主语）。正如王汝涛老师所说，“完全倒装这种形式在小说中是常见的”。

英国小说家威廉•萨默赛特•毛姆的小说《月亮和六便士》的第47章里就有这样的表达。既然英国人都可以这样说，那么学习英文的中国人为什么就不能接受呢？该小说问世后以情节入胜、文字深刻，在文坛轰动一时，人们争相传看。摘录如下【供网友们参考】：

... The air was heavy with the dust beaten up by the heavy boots of the men, and gray with smoke. It was very hot. Behind the bar was seated a woman nursing her baby. The waiter, an undersized youth with a flat, spotty face, hurried to and fro carrying a tray laden with glasses of beer.

……男人们的大靴子扬起的尘土和口里喷出的烟雾弄得屋子乌烟瘴气。空气又闷又热。卖酒的柜台后面坐着一个女人在给孩子喂奶。一个身材矮小、生着一张长满雀斑的扁脸年轻侍者，托着摆满啤酒杯子的托盘不住脚地走来走去。

请提供该句的出处，好吗？

没见过这样的倒装句：Beside the teacher were seated some small children.

▲“老师旁边坐着一些小孩子。”等于说：“一些小孩子坐在老师旁边。”

Some small children were seated beside the teacher.（本句为系表结构）

Some small children were sitting beside the teacher.（本句为进行时态）

▲使用存在句There be，然后用分词短语作定语来表达：

There were some children seated beside the teacher.（过去分词作定语）

There were some children sitting beside the teacher.（现在分词作定语）

▲用倒装句也可，但应使用不及物动词sit。结构为：介词短语+不及物动词+主语。

Beside the teacher sat some small children.（完全倒装句）

不可说：

Beside the teacher were seated some small children.

▲可以这样颠倒主语和谓语部分：（这种结构不是真正的倒装句，而是一种特殊表达法）

Seated beside the teacher were some small children.

Sitting beside the teacher were some small children.

以上是英语的特殊表达句式，而且句子语义重心发生了变化。这两句话的真正含义是：

Those seated beside the teacher were some small children.

Those sitting beside the teacher were some small children.

【翻译】坐在老师旁边的（人）是一些小孩子。

【回复王老师】

请问：这两个句子是一样的结构吗？

Under a tree was lying one of the biggest men I had ever seen.

Beside the teacher were seated some small children.

Beside the teacher were seated some small children.

请问这是什么倒装？麻烦老师给分析一下，谢谢！

回答如下：

状语+谓语+主语倒装结构

【1】Beside the teacher sat some small children.

状语：Beside the teacher

谓语:sat

主语：some small children

【2】Beside the teacher were seated some small children 

状语：Beside the teacher

谓语：were seated

主语：some small children 

(特别备注，第1种要比第2种更常见，建议以采用第1种倒装结构）

在表示某人坐下有以下几种表达

(1)one sit 

She sits beside her teacher.(主语+谓语+状语 结构）

(2)one be seated

She is seated beside her teacher.(主语+谓语+状语 结构）

(3)one seated oneself 

She seats herself beside her teacher.(主语+谓语+宾语+状语 结构）

(seat vt.使...坐下；one be seated =seat oneself)

状语+谓语+主语倒装结构

正常语序为

Some small children were seated beside the teacher 

=Some small children seated themseles beside the teacher.

=Some small children sat beside the teacher.

倒装结构语序

Beside the teacher sat some small children.

Beside the teacher were seated some children 

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