三、it作形式宾语5 L6 `0 N! x Z- \5 ^+ d
it 作形式宾语,代表其后所说的真正的宾语。真正的宾语是以that 引导的名词性从句或不定式短语。例如:
2 Y0 C0 E) a" b# E& e I consider it wrong that you Chinese students learn English without comparing it with your own language.' g6 R+ m! m, ~% ]8 v2 U# r
我认为你们中国学生学习英语,不和你们自己的语言比较是不对的。
8 b: |- v8 j- q. h4 y# d6 ~ ~+ a I find it not so difficult to learn a foreign language.' K" \2 B8 x2 M
我发现学习一门外语不那么困难。6 ?7 X* {. e8 @! P3 @# `, \4 Z
I remember I made it clear to you that I was not coming.
) |* A& W5 v' Y/ n* u. r; ?6 z 我记得向你明确表示过我不来。
2 T' |0 C. Z' X: ` j: N" v They want to make it clear to the public that they are doing an important and necessary job.
4 e3 }( ^* v+ y 他们要向公众表明,他们在做一件重要而又必要的工作。8 a0 i3 F1 D, @3 ~8 H$ D0 }
四、it 用于强调结构
0 Q# m. s- _; y1 J/ D, n4 ]% x 在表示强调的结构中,it 可用作先行代词,这种结构的句型如下:It +is/was +被强调的部分+that +其他部分。如果强调的部分是人,可用who, whom 代替that.
0 i8 F" O; e: r- h# a3 J 例如:; r! ^5 H& Z! X w& q
Professor Wang teaches us English every Monday afternoon.( P, w# M9 J4 B. t) o, M
王教授每星期一下午教我们英语。
, j* a1 e$ _3 Y! L+ ? 强调主语:It is Professor Wang who teaches us English every Monday afternoon.1 ^' s( ?" p' z, G: _7 G8 u6 J
强调间接宾语:It is us whom Prof. Wang teaches English every Monday afternoon.! `% b; a+ V. Q* x" @/ l6 o! n4 x
强调直接宾语:It is English that Prof. Wang teaches us every Monday afternoon.
% A5 f, Y6 b9 _# \" ~" K 强调状语:It is every Monday afternoon that Prof. Wang teaches us English.
- w5 P2 I* T3 i; I; O) n, \ It was here that I first met him. 这就是我初次与他见面的地方。
* O: U5 b4 A9 L" _" F (强调状语)
. e# R u1 ?2 Q r" ? It is the people who are realy powerful.3 l! b- |0 E- p U
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# O4 N ~$ ~6 s 1)该上课了,快。, U* Z A( [% M0 q* n5 F
It is time for class. Hurry up.
A' O& s7 v+ Q- A0 l- c 2)从这儿到你们学校远吗??不远,大约一公里。
! U0 x8 F5 K/ c' ^- M7 E Is it far from here to your school? ?No, it isn’t. It’s about a kilometer.
3 V+ ^: |. f A6 L, e4 o 3)从我家到颐和园去很近。
3 c2 S. O! q! z) H0 w( b Z, s It is very near from my home to the Summer Palace.$ j/ c/ r! ?+ c4 u4 @
4)(天)正在下雨。
5 J& D. ?1 z4 W, c3 c It’s raining now.+ {( n7 R( O& j4 E8 z8 t) A* l
5)电灯是爱迪生发明的。: P, i/ `3 r! H& O: T' x( f3 d& t
It was Edison who invented the electric light.& G C+ \* w* J
6)我认为学习一门外语是很重要的。
3 I, q1 A# u$ R: x4 r I think it important to learn a foreign language. |