主语移至句子的后面。
1.代替不定式短语作形式主语
It is impossible to get there by boat.
坐船不可能到那里。
It's very kind of you to help me.
你帮助我真好。
2.代替动名词短语作形式主语
常用于以下结构中:
It's no use/no good/no fun/useless/a waste of time doing sth.
做某事没有用/没有好处/没有意思/没有用/浪费时间。
It is no use giving him some advice.
=It is useless giving him some advice.
给他提建议没用。
3.代替主语从句作形式主语
It is necessary that the work should be done well.
这项工作应该被完美完成是必须的。
It's a pity that I didn't think of it earlier.
我没有早一点这么想真是遗憾。
4.注意以下固定句型
It seems(ed)/appears(ed) that ... 似乎......
It (so) happened that ... 碰巧......
It turns(ed) out that ... 结果是......
It occurred to sb. that ... 某人突然想起......
It is said/reported/believed/hoped/wellknown/suggested ... that ...
据说/据报道/大家都相信/人人都希望/大家都知道/有人建议......
It so happened that the tickets were sold out.
碰巧票都卖光了。
It occurred to her that she might adopt a homeless child.
她突然想到她可以收养一个无家可归的孩子。
It turns out that the situation is quite serious.
结果表明情况很严峻。
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①(2015·四川高考满分作文)I badly need to improve my oral English, so it is great for me to find a native speaker to learn from.