3. It’s hot today. 今天很热!
it为人称代词,主格与宾格同形。该词用法灵活,从中文立场看,好些无主语的句子,在译成英文时,都非请IT协助不可。例如:
是这样!(That's it!)
没办法。(It can't be helped.)
轮到我了。(It is my turn.)
事实上,我们可以打败他们。(As it is, we can beat them.)
离开这里不远。(It is not far from here.)
只要一美元。(It is only one dollar.)
这儿真热。(It is so hot here!)
此外,“it”还有下列五种用法:
1)代替上文提到的事物或情况,如:
Look up the word in the dictionary if it is difficult to you. 如果你认为这个词太难了,就查字典。
I would appreciate it if you could do me a favour. 如果你能帮我就太感谢了。
2)代替没生命的东西,如:
Here is a plastic box. It is useful. 这是一个塑料盒子。它很有用。
Don't throw the old newspaper away; you may need it. 别把那份就报纸扔了,我可能会需要它。
3)代替普通动物,如:
The dog outside belongs to the owner of the house. It is very fierce. 外面那条狗是这个房子的主人的。它很凶。
Look at the cat! Isn't it cute? 看那只猫。它可爱吗?
指大动物,如马、大象等或指人们心爱的宠物,如猫、狗等时,可用he或she,而不用“it”;一般童话故事中的动物便是个例子,如:
When the children saw a horse coming, they stopped and looked at him. 当孩子们看到马走过来的时候,他们停下来看着它。
A cow is grazing grass in the field. She looks very strong. 一只母牛正在吃草。它看起来很强壮。
4)用来指天气、日期、季节、时刻、距离等,如:
It is raining outside. Don't go out! 外面下雨了。别出去!
It is the 20th of December. 今天是12月20日。
Time flies! It is a vacation again. 时光飞逝!又到假期了。
It was half past five that when Jason got up. 杰森起床的时候是5点半。
It is very far from school to the market. 从学校到那个市场很远。
It is only short a distance to the library. 到图书馆很近。
5)可以指性别不详的婴儿,及已知的事实,如:
The baby next door kept me awake. It cried loudly. 隔壁那个婴儿把我弄醒了。它哭得很大声。
Yes, I was at home last night. What about it? 是的,昨晚我在家。怎么了?
When the company closes down, it (i.e. this event) will affect some staff’ future. 公司倒闭的话会影响到一些员工。
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2012/09/01 11:44:49 来自:中小学同步