2011年四级翻译基本技能篇：强调句二

会计考友

(1) 一般情况用It is (was)…that (who)…，指人时，用who；指物时，用that。   
( I" T  ]1 H4 l6 \    我们分别可以强调主语、宾语、表语、时间状语和地点状语等。如：   
    He read three books in the library yesterday.（正常句子）   
& U' J: \" d( I) ]    It was he who read three books in the library yesterday.（强调主语）   
. g# R& e  Q$ L9 C; ]% p    It was three books that he read in the library yesterday.（强调宾语）   
8 R, U. Q1 @: b6 N; t! k" ^    It was in the library that he read three books yesterday.（强调地点状语）   
3 S9 V3 R/ y; R& ?- a8 `8 D/ B" l    (2) 强调状语或定语时，只用that，不用when、where，如：   
1 |8 H; L( F% M% m, t. U' [    It is at 5 o’clock that the train will arrive.   
    (3) 被强调的部分是主语时，注意句子的谓语动词和被强调的主语保持一致。如：   
    It is he who is late.   
3 X" h6 Z# x, h4 B+ z    It is they who were late.   
- k6 x) K2 e" ?5 u2 t( F8 n1 c+ [    (4) 一般疑问句的强调句为“Is (was) it + that…?”；特殊疑问句为：“特殊疑问词+ is (was) +it +that…?”结构。如：   
    Was it ten years ago that his father died?（他的父亲是十年前去世的吗？）   
$ P1 I" R' `4 o+ T! W* w    When is it that you will set off?（你到底什么时候出发？）   
    (5)“not…until…”句型的强调结构为“It is not until…that…”应注意把否定词not转移到until前面。如：   
    I didn’t go home until the rain stopped.（直到雨停了我才回家）。   
    强调句为：It was not until the rain stopped that I went home.   
    I didn’t know the news until yesterday.（直到昨天我才知道那个消息）   
    强调句为：It was not until yesterday that I knew the news.