it是代詞,它可以用來指人和物,也可以一個句子或者一個短語等。無論是在口語及書面語中,甚至是考試中都會用到或碰到它。下面我們對它的用法進行總結。
1.it常指無生命的東西、動物、植物等,一般譯成“它;這;那”。比如:
It sounds a great idea. Go for it !這聽起來是個極好的主意。努力去實現吧!I didn't mean to break it-- it was an accident.我不是故意打碎它的—這是個意外。
2.it可以作無人稱動詞的主語,表示天氣、時日、距離、狀态、溫度等等。比如:
It will rain tomorrow.明天要下雨。What time is it?幾點了?It's two miles to the beach.距離海灘兩英裡遠。
3. 當it指人的時候,經常指不知道這個人的性别或者嬰兒等。比如:
Her baby's due next month. She hopes it will be a boy.她的孩子該下個月出生。她希望會是個男孩。Her baby's due next month. She hopes it will be a boy.她的孩子該下個月出生。她希望會是個男孩。
4. it可以用語證明明确身份。比如:It's your mother on the phone.是你母親來的電話。Hello, Peter, it's Mike here. 喂,彼得,我是邁克。Hi, it's me!嗨,是我!
5.it可以指指提到過的或正在談論的動物或事物。比如:‘Where's your car?’‘It's in the garage.’“你的汽車在哪兒?”“在車庫裡。”
6.it指指已知或正在發生的事實或情況。比如:
When the factory closes, it will mean 500 people losing their jobs.工廠如果關閉,就意味着500人要失業。
Yes, I was at home on Sunday. What about it? (= Why do you ask?) 是的,我星期天待在家裡。怎麼了?Stop it, you're hurting me!住手,你把我弄疼了!
7.it 用作形式主語或形式賓語,而真正的主語或賓語在句末。比如:
Does it matter what colour it is?它是什麼顔色重要嗎?It's impossible to get there in time.不可能及時到達那裡。It's no use shouting.
喊也沒有用。She finds it boring at home. 她覺得待在家裡無聊。It appears that the two leaders are holding secret talks.看來兩位領導人正在進行密談。
8.it強調句子的某部分。這也是考試中常遇到的句式。比如:It's Jim who's the clever one.就數吉姆聰明。It's Spain that they're going to, not Portugal.他們要去的是西班牙,不是葡萄牙。
It was three weeks later that he heard the news.三個星期之後他才聽到這個消息。Look, someone is coming. Who could it be?看,有人來了。會是誰呢?
練習:Choose the best answer for each sentence.
1. The doctor advised strongly that she should take a holiday, but____didn't help.
A. it B. she C. which D. he
2.I don't like working late into the night, but I can't help____.
A.so B. that C. it D. them
3.--Do you like ____here?
--Oh, yes. The air, the weather, the way of life: everything is so nice.
A. this B. these C. that D. it
4. ____is a fact that English is being accepted as an international language.
A. There B. This C. That D. It
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