用it作形式主语来代替后面 的从句。

如：_____a pity_____ you didn't _______ the film yesterday．你昨天没去看那部电影真遗憾。

_____really surprising ____ she ________a man like that．她嫁给那样的男人真让人惊讶。

it作形式主语的常见句型：

It+be+形容词(important，necessary...)+主语从句

It+be+名词词组(a fact，a pity，a shame...)+ 主语从句

It+be+过去分词(said，believed，expected...)+ {主语从句

It+不及物动词(seem，appear，happen...)+主语从句

It+be+形容词(easy，difficult，possible...)(+for／of sb．)+动词不定式，

4.The trouble with Esther was she said what she thought，and didn't think about what she said．译：_________________________________________________________.

5."No，I guess they chose you to discourage you from spending your whole career with us。"Esther replied sweetly．"译：_____________________________________________________.

discourage sb．from doing sth．表示"__________________"。其反义词组为_____________．

如：His parents tried to ____________________an actor．他的父母试图阻止他当演员。

The bad weather ______________________the parade．恶劣的天气使大多数人放弃去参加游行。

要点词汇

1. reply v./ n. 回答，回复；回信

reply to the letter 回信

make a/no reply 回答/未做回答

in reply to...作为对...的回应

a reply to ......的答复

1) I am wring in reply to your letter of 16 March. 3月16日的来信收悉，现回复如下。

2) I asked him about her name, but he made no reply. 我问他她的名字，但他没回答。

2. absence n.缺乏，不存在，缺席，不在场

absentee 缺席者

in/during one's absence 在某人不在时（=in the absence of sb.）

have a...absence of 在......缺乏

absent adj. 缺席的，不在的 absently adv.

be absent from 缺席，不在

　absent-minded 心不在焉的，健忘的

1）Students who are regularly absent from school will be punished. 经常缺课的学生将受到惩罚。

2）Absence of rain caused the plants to die. 雨水的缺乏使得植物枯死了。

3）In the absence of any evidence，the police had to let Myers go. 警察没有证据，只好把迈尔斯放了。

4）I will look after your children in your absence. 你不在时，我来照看你的孩子。

5）Because of his absence of mind，he lost the chance for an interview. 由于他的心不在焉，他失去了面试机会。

3. apology n.道歉，谢罪

make an apology to sb. for sth. 因为某事向某人道歉

accept one's apology 接受某人的道歉

　apologise v. 道歉，谢罪

　apologise to sb. for（doing）sth. 因为（做了）某事向某人道歉

1）You should make an apology to me for your rudeness. 你应该为你的粗鲁向我道歉。

2）Please accept our apology. 请接受我们的道歉。

3）I will make no apology for repeating the question. 我不会为重复问题而道歉。

4）Tom came to his teacher's office and made an apology to his teacher for his being late for school. 汤姆来到老师的办公室为他的迟到而向老师道歉。

5）Why didn't you apologise to your teacher for your being late for school？ 你为什么不因你的迟到而向老师道歉？