Translation Grammar Translation Lets start with two examples

Translation Grammar

Translation 我们先举两个例子。 Let’s start with two examples. 让我先从两个人的婚礼说起吧。 Let’s start with the couple’s wedding.

Translation 对于大部分学生而言，英语是大学里最重 要的课程之一。 To most students, English is one of the most important courses in college. 阅读是学好外语非常重要的一环。 Reading is a very important part of learning a foreign language.

Translation 你需要的只是勇气。 Courage is all you need. 目前你所需要的就是足够的钱。 At present all you need is enough money.

Translation 这项法律不适用于本案。 The law does not apply to this case. 我们应该把理论应用于实践。 We should apply theory to practice.

Translation 令人惊讶的是，我找到了书里所描述的地方。 Astonishingly, I found the place described in the book. 令人惊讶的是，他居然登上了山顶。 Astonishingly, he climbed to the top of the mountain.

Translation 作最好的打算，作最坏的准备。 Hope for the best, prepare for the worst. 我希望你能来参加聚会。 I hope you can attend the party.

Translation 她的姨妈去年去世后，给她留下了300万美元。 Her aunt died last year and left her with three million dollars. 他妻子去世了，为他留下三个小孩需要抚养。 His wife died and left him three kids to bring up.

Translation 我无法忍受这不断加重的课程负担。 I can’t stand this increasingly heavy coursework. 我简直无法忍受他说的课程越多越好的观点。 I can hardly stand his opinion of the more coursework the better.

Grammar on the use of “it” it 可以作形式主语，用于It +link v. + adj. /v. -ed/n. （ phrase）+主语从句 和It +seem/appear+主语从句中。it本 身没有词汇意义，只用来改变句子结构；指代原来较长的主 语从句，常以that/whether/if/when/who/why/where等引导， 将原来的主语从句后置，避免头重脚轻。 e. g. It is clear that he is very rich. It appears that they have been waiting for a long time.

Grammar on the use of “it” it用作形式宾语，用于vt. +it+宾语补足语（adj. /n. phrase）+宾语从句或vt. +it+宾语从句或vi. +prep. +it+ 宾语从句中。当复合宾语中的宾语是从句时，往往把宾语置 于其补足语的后面，而将先行词it放在全句谓语动词和宾语 补足语的中间。 I think it very important that we should learn e. g. English pronunciation well. I take it from your silence that you don’t want to go. You must see to it that children get up in time.

Grammar on the use of “it” 引导词it用在强调结构中，即It +be+被强调部分（主/宾 /状语）+who/that引导的从句。当我们要强调句子的某一 部分（通常是主语、宾语或状语）时， 常用“It +be+被 强调部分+who/that”结构。当被强调部分是人时用who或 that，其他情况用that。 e. g. It was we who held a class meeting in the club yesterday. (强调主语) It was yesterday that we held a class meeting in the club. (强调状语) It was a class meeting that we held in the club yesterday. (强调宾语)

Grammar Further practice 1. ______ was Anne that had a severe heart attack last night. a)That b) This c) It d) She 2. It was last night that Jane _____ a bad cold. a)has b) had c) have d) has had 3. It is the dieters _______want to lose weight fast. a)which b) when c) that d) /

Grammar Further practice 4. ______ from her brother that she will borrow the money. 1. a)It is b) They are c) They have d) That is 2. 5. It _____a white fog that moved into London in the winter of 1952. 3. a)were b) has been c) have been d) was 4. 6. ______ has not yet been decide when the meeting is to be held. a)It b) There c) Here d) That

Grammar Further practice 7. It____ that they have been waiting for a long time. a) had been appeared b) appears c) appeared d) didn’t appear 8. It was Mr. Brown who______ me the news yesterday. 1. a)tell b) told 2. c)has told d) tells

Grammar Further practice 9. It is a great pleasure_____ you have come to the party. a)where b) when c) who d) that 10. ____a pity that you didn’t go to see the film. a) It is b) That is c) This is d) There is