there lies an island called taiping in the south of china.为什么用lies?
问题描述：
there lies an island called taiping in the south of china.为什么用lies?
答
可以参考there be结构，be可换成其他表存在的词。
存在句：There be/lie(躺,位于)/exist(存在)/stand(站)/live(住) +名词 +地点状语。“在...地方有...。”
eg: There is/lives an old fisherman by the sea.海边住着一个老渔夫。
答
lie在本句话里意为“坐落于”，用英语解释"in that place"，通常主语可以为a town, a village, a city等名词，相当于be located in
若将这句there be倒装句恢复为正常语序是An island called Taiping lies in the south of China.
lie作动词，还有两个主要意思：1.撒谎 2. 躺
答
lies 在这里表示坐落的意思.