它;他;正好是所需的;事实[情况];
<美俚>傻瓜,笨蛋;<俚>绝妙的人;理想的东西;登峰造极;
词源记忆法
来自古英语hit,表示这个,这里,词源同he,here,him。后为了把发音写法与him相区别,字母h有意识脱落,从而变成了今天大家看到的it。
语法解说
请注意:形式主语/宾语的来源:英语语言轻头重尾。意思就是他们喜欢在主语或者修饰语单词比较多(重)的时候,将此成分往后面放。
如:To give me a hand in time is kind of you.
此句中is前面的主语成分较长,英文文化习惯主语成分往后面挪,变为:
is kind of you to five me a hand time.
/宾语的来源:英语语言轻头重尾。意思就是他们喜欢在主语或者修饰语单词比较多(重)的时候,将此成分往后面放。
如:To give me a hand in time is kind of you.
此句中is前面的主语成分较长,英文文化习惯主语成分往后面挪,变为:
is kind of you to five me a hand time.
但是我们发现这句话中没有主语了,所以他们统一找了个it来替代上来做主语,所以也就不是真正的主语,而是形式主语。
定语从句修饰名词的时候,也会造成名词前的修饰成分很重,所以也会往后面挪,所以就造成了定语从句修饰名词,都是放在名词后的现象,而翻译也就要反过来翻。
重要短语
as it were可以说是,似乎就是;好像
I shall have to read up on this subject if I am to give a talk about it.
如果我准备做一次关于这课题的讲座,我就必须把它彻底研究一番.
来源:《简明英汉词典》Tazief was able to set up his camp very close to the volcano while it was erupting violently.
泰哲夫在火山猛烈爆发的时候,终于设法在离火山很近的地方搭起了帐蓬.
来源:《用法词典》In a way, I'm glad you made that mistake, for it will serve as a warning to you.
在某种程度上说, 你犯那个错误我 倒 感到高兴, 因为它可以对你敲警钟.
来源:《简明英汉词典》Her house is easily picked out from the rest; it has a large black gate.
她的住宅很容易和其他的区别开来, 有一个黑色的大门.
来源:《简明英汉词典》Smith has run away from home, but his family are putting a good face on it.
史密斯已经离家出走, 但他的家人却装作若无其事.
来源:《简明英汉词典》A gust of wind swept the bed off the roof and sent it crashing into the courtyard below.
一阵狂风把床吹离了屋顶,“轰”的一声落到下面的院子里.
来源:《用法词典》He asked his father for the car, but his father said right off that he couldn't have it.
他向父亲借这辆汽车, 但是他父亲直截了当地拒绝了.
来源:《简明英汉词典》When there is solar halo , it will rain; when there is lunar halo , it will blow.
日晕而雨, 月晕而风.
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