there is 和 have (got) 都表示“有”,其他表示类似含义的表达也可以这样用,比如当 with 表示“有”时,也可以这样用。如:
The Dolphins are still in the lead with only 3 minutes left to play. 离完场只存 3 分钟,海琢队仍处领先地位。
The polls show Labour leading with only 10 days left until the election. 民意测验表明在离竞选仅剩10天时工党处于领先。
With only 10 seconds left, this is a do-or-die situation for the team. If they don't score, the game is over. 只剩下10秒钟,这是球队生死攸关的时刻。如果他们不能得分,比赛就结束了。
有时也可能是省略结构。如:
Only two buses left during the morning. 整个上午只开出了两辆公共汽车。
当然以上用法并不是绝对的,用于其他句型也是可能的。如:
It’s the only maternity ward left in Warsaw. 这是华沙剩下的惟一的产科病房。