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第7讲 避免头重脚轻的it句型
在英语中,为了避免头重脚轻,保持句子平衡,经常运用it作形式主语或形式宾语,而把真正的主语或宾语后置,作真正主语或宾语的常为不定式或从句,有时也可用动名词。it有时也可以用在一些固定句型中。灵活地运用it句式可使文章更高级,结构更紧凑。
一、it作形式主语的常用句型
1.It takes (sb.) some time/energy/effort...to do sth.
It took the students about two hours to finish cleaning the classroom that day.
那天花了同学们大约两个小时才把教室打扫完。
2.It is/was+形容词+(of/for sb.) to do sth.
In order to have much knowledge of Chinese culture,it is important for you to be aware of the content,Tang poetry.
为了掌握许多中国文化知识,对你来说,了解唐诗的内容非常重要。(2017·全国Ⅰ)
3.It is/was+形容词+that...
It is true that the Internet plays an important role in our daily life.
确实,网络在我们的日常生活中扮演重要的角色。
4.It is/was+名词+(of/for sb.) to do sth.
In the end,kids as we are,it’s our duty to control ourselves,which will greatly help our lives and study.
最后,尽管我们是孩子,但是自控是我们的责任,它会对我们的生活和学习大有帮助。
5.It is/was+名词+that...
It is an honour that I have been chosen to give a speech on behalf of my school.
被选中代表我的学校做演讲,我很荣幸。
6.It is/was+过去分词+that...
It’s said that rap music was invented by a classical musician in 1912.
据说,说唱音乐是一位古典音乐家在1912年创立的。
7.It seems/appears/happens+that...
It seems that our teacher have known the truth.好像我们的老师已经知道了真相。
8.It occurs to/hits/strikes sb.that...
It suddenly hit me that traditional culture like tea culture was of great charm and huge value.
我突然想到,像茶文化一样的传统文化很有魅力和价值。(2018·北京)
9.It matters+that/wh-/if/whether从句
It matters that everyone does something to protect our earth.
每个人做些什么来保护地球是很重要的。
10.It is/was one’s turn to do sth.轮到某人做某事了
It is your turn to sweep the floor today.今天轮到你们扫地了。
11.It is/was time for sb.to do sth.某人该做某事了
It is (about/high) time that sb.did/should do sth.某人该做某事了
I know it is time for me to set aside some time to practice my oral English.
我知道是时候抽些时间来练习我的英语口语了。
Jack is a great talker.It’s high time that he did something instead of just talking.
Jack是一个很喜欢说大话的人。到了他做点事情而不是只讲大话的时候了。
12.It is/was no good/no use/useless doing sth.做某事没有好处/用处
It is no use reasoning with her.She is always so stubborn!
和她讲道理是没有用的。她总是那么固执!
13.It is/was