there was a great deal of excitement just before it began .句中为什么用there was ？

there was a great deal of excitement just before it began .句中为什么用there was ？

因为后面的began是过去式，before说明there was 已经是过去的过去了。另外，a great deal of 是用来形容能数的东西。最严重的问题是这句话是纯粹的中国式英语，除了美国跟英国人还能看懂，其他国家学英语的人可看不懂。

there was a great deal of excitement just before it began 刚开始时，人们兴奋不已。 重点词汇释义 a great deal of大量的; 许多 excitement兴奋，激动; 令人兴奋的事; 刺激，振奋 just before临到 began开始( begin的过去式 ); 着手; 创始; 创办