中考英語知識梳理:it 用法梳理

it在英語語法中屬人稱代詞,意思是“它”,用來指人以外的一切生物和事物。就這麼簡單嗎?不!不僅不簡單,而且很複雜。下面就初中英語課本中有關it的用法作一下梳理,以饗讀者朋友。

核心知識

一、用於指人以外的一切生物、無生命的東西和事情。

一般指說話者心目中已經瞭解或所指的生物、無生命的東西或事情、沒有性別的區分;可以是可數名詞,也可以是不可數名詞,在句子中既可作主語,也可以作賓語。

1.指動物和植物。如:

-Oh,that's Lucy's hat.噢,那是露茜的帽子。

-It looks like a cat!它看上去像只貓!

Where's tea grown?It's grown in the southeast of China.

什麼地方種植茶?中國東南部種植茶。

2.指代一些無生命的東西。如:

Is it your watch?這是你的手錶嗎?

Look at the rain!It's heavy,isn't it?看這雨!雨很大,對嗎?

3.代替上文提到過的整個事情。如:

Well,you mustn't play on the road.It's dangerous.哦,你不能在公路上玩。這太危險了!

It was hard work,but they really enjoyed it.摘蘋果是艱苦活,可他們都樂意去幹(它)。

二、用於指代人。

1.指代說話者心目中不太清楚的那個人,常在打電話或敲門時用。如:

-Who was it?是誰(打來的電話)?

-Was it Susan?(打電話的)是蘇珊嗎?

-Yes,it was.是的,我是。(根據上下句,“it was”也可不譯出來。)

再如:-Who is knocking at the door?誰在敲門?

-It's me.是我。

2.指說話者心目中的那個人。如:

-Is it your sister,Kate?(那舊照片上的 baby)是你姐姐凱特吧?

-No!不是。

-Is it your brother?是你哥哥吧?

-No!不是。

-I know-it's you!我知道了,(那)是你。

3.指代性別不詳的嬰幼兒或在不計較性別時,也可用it來指人。如:

The child smiled when it saw its mother.這小孩一見到母親就笑了。

I don't know who it is.我不知道他是誰。

注意:看到這樣的句子(或聽到這樣的話)時,要想一想,不要一看到it就把它譯成“它”。)

4.在回答用指示代詞表示人的特殊問句時,常用it指人。如:

-Who's that?那人是誰?

-Is it Kate?是凱特嗎?

-Yes,I think you're right.It's Kate.是的,我想你說對了,是凱特。

三、用於指時間、距離和自然現象等。

1.表示時間。如:

-What time is it?幾點鐘?

-It's ten.十點鐘。

It's summer in Australia now.現在澳大利亞是夏天。

特別注意it用於表示時間時還常見於以下兩個句型中:

(1)It's time(for sb.)to do sth./It's time for sth.譯爲“是(某人)該幹……的時間了”、“到……的時候了”。如:

It's time for supper/to have supper.是吃晚飯的時候了。

I think it's time for us to start the lesson now.我想現在是我們開始上課的時候了。

(2)It is /has been +時間段+since +一般過去時。譯爲“自從……以來已過了……(時間)”。此結構可以與另一種句型進行同義句轉換。如:

It has been two weeks since we met last.= Two weeks has passed since we met last.自從我們上次相遇以來,兩個星期過去了。

It's three years since he came here.=It has been three years since he came here.=He has been here for three years.他到這裏已經三年了。

2.表示距離。如:

It's half an hour's walk from my home to the school.從我家到學校步行得花半小時時間。

-Where's the farm,Li Lei?Is it far?李雷,農場在哪裏?遠嗎?

-No,it's quite near.不,(距)離這很近。

3.表示自然現象。如:

Sometimes it snows and the land is all white.有時下雪,大地一片白。

It is very quiet here at the moment.眼下這兒很安靜。

四、用作形式主語。

英語中常常見到某個句子以it開頭,it與其後面的動詞不定式短語、動名詞短語、名詞性從句等相呼應,以表達一個完整的意義。這是一種習慣表達法,這樣的句式可避免句子顯得頭重腳輕。

1.It+is/was+形容詞+(for/of sb.)+動詞不定式短語。對於這個句型中究竟用 for還是用of,一般遵循這樣的規則:如果形容詞僅僅是描述事物的形容詞,如:difficult, easy,hard,important,dangerous等用for;如果形容詞是描述不定式行爲者的性格、品質的,如:kind,good,nice,clever等則用of。如:

It is interesting to play with snow in winter.冬季裏玩雪是很有趣的。

It's important for us to keep the water clean.保持水質清潔對我們來說是很重要的。

It's very kind of you to say so.你這樣說真是太好了。

注意:這一句式中的形容詞位置也可換用名詞;連繫動詞be也可換用其它連繫動詞,如feel等。如:

It's a good habit to get up early and go to bed early.早睡早起是好習慣。

It must be great fun to fly to the moon in a spaceship.乘宇宙飛船飛往月球一定很有趣。

It feels strange to have a twin sister.有個孿生姐妹感覺很奇怪。

2.It +will be/is /was +形容詞+動名詞短語。如:

It's bad playing in the street.在街上玩是沒好處的。

Is it any good trying again?再試一次有用嗎?

3.It+is/was+形容詞+從句。如:

It is certain that he will come.他一定會來。

It's true that he may fall behind the other students.他真的可能落後於其他同學。

It is strange that he should say so.他居然這麼說,真是奇怪。

4.It +is /was +one's turn(duty,pleasure) +to do sth.意爲“該輪到某人做某事(做某事是某人的責任、愉悅的事)”。如:

It's your turn to be on duty tomorrow.明天輪到你值日了。

5.It takes(sb.)some time to do sth.意爲“(某人)花……時間做某事”。如:

It took me a week to finish reading the book.我花了一週時間看完這本書。

6.It +cost/costs +sb.+some money +to do sth.譯爲“某人花多少錢做某事”。如:

It cost me 260 yuan to buy the new watch.我買這塊新手錶花了260元。

7.It seems /seemed +從句。譯爲“看起來好像……”,此結構可以轉換成“seem +動詞不定式”形式。如:

It seems that he is ill.=He seems to be ill.看起來他好像病了。

五、用作形式賓語。

當句子的真正賓語是動詞不定式、動名詞或從句時,爲避免句子頭重腳輕,須將其放在賓語補足語之後,改用先行詞it佔據其原來的位置。it用作形式賓語的句型爲:主語+謂語+it+賓語補足語+動詞不定式/動名詞/從句。該句型中賓語補足語可由形容詞、名詞等充當。如:

He found it not easy to learn a foreign language well.他發現學好一門外語是不容易的。

We think it no good reading in bed.我們認爲躺在牀上看書無益處。

I think it necessary that we have the meeting.我認爲開這個會是必要的。

典型例題

跟蹤訓練:

同義句轉換,每空一詞。

1.It's time for class.

It's time _____ _____ _____ .

2.We spent twenty minutes cleaning the room yesterday.('02哈爾濱市)

It _____ _____ twenty minutes _____ _____ the room yesterday.

3.She seems to be worried now.('02南京市)

_____ _____ that she _____ worried now.

4.It's a long time since we met last.('02南京市)

We haven't seen each other _____ _____ .

Key:

1.to have classes 2.took us;to clean 3.It seems;is 4.for long