以下这些例子有助于防止把这两种形式混淆:
' K1 O- d" \8 j' [0 h3 ^, z it is+形容词;there is+名词:
: w2 Y& d8 r1 j, \% g8 s It is foggy./There is a fog.
% o1 {. P) G/ }, R5 c8 S5 c5 _+ m 有雾。! f2 R) c6 K- T7 F
It was very wet./There was a lot of rain.8 ^5 m3 `9 E, [# Q- F4 \+ n
很湿。/下了不少雨。2 {. D( b! x$ x- h' w
It won’t be very sunny./There won’t be much sun.' n# Y- I) [& o i; S( h( A, R5 S
天气不会很晴朗。
. I& h8 b# \- p& m/ D/ @- Q it is与there is都可以表示时间和距离:! Z9 R! ~7 O3 F- a! W( |( a+ B
It is a long way to York.
; t0 H3 X8 U& R- }# G' ^* { 到约克路很远。
4 K J0 }5 S; s There is a long way still to go.! v, Z5 b' }! h) H, m4 ?$ ?
还有很长的路要走。(我们还有好多英里的路程。)It is time to go home.( _6 W( O) O& }- c
该回家了。(我们一般是6点回家而现在6点了。)3 K) Z8 m. Q& L; {8 S( w
There is time for us to go home and come back here again before the filmstarts.) V: c0 Y8 ~! c* u# t' K* d, t+ Z
在电影开演之前我们有时间先回家一趟再回到这里。(还有足够的时间)
& t h A' [; ~' |# H( K( `4 @ there is+名词/代词和用于识别人或物的 it is+名词/代词的比较:
! y! D6 Z& U" z9 Y5 V There is someone at the door.I think it’s the man to read the meters.
! R+ a4 w& w4 |& H 门口有个人。我想他是来抄(水、电等)表的。' `* N- A% H1 C
There is a key here.Is it the key of the safe?. B$ e3 l: q) a0 t) ?2 N
这里有一把钥匙。是开保险箱的吗?. A3 c. n' c( Q- O2 }
用于分裂句的it is 以及there is的比较:7 b7 S& }: o; M1 v, o
It is the grandmother who makes the decisions.
; j+ \4 H6 m" i; E6 ?4 z9 Q 做出决定的是老奶奶。(是老奶奶而不是家里的其他成员)) A$ F& ^ N3 Y- l& w
…and there’s the grandmother,who lives in the granny-flat.
) A0 G& T2 B t6 O7 S D ……还有老奶奶,住在专用套房里的那位。(有老奶奶其人) |