1.首先是There be结构,实际上是一种倒装结构,主语在句末。翻译时,可采用这样的框架:“什么时间什么地方有(没有)什么人()物怎么样”,如:
1) There are other techniques .
还有其它一些技巧。
知识拓展:
There are other techniques(that might help you with you studying,后置定语)。
还有其它一些技巧(可以帮助你学习)。
There is absolutely no doubt whatsoever that this woman was a totally devoted and caringmother.
毫无疑问这位女士是一位无私的慈母。
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2) There is (more定语) entertainment(in a good book状语)than(比较级)(in a month of typical TV programming状语)》。
书里的快乐远远胜过电视
继续,你能分析一下这些句子的结构吗?
3) Most curious of all, there was no quality control whatsoever.
最稀奇的是,没有任何的品质管理。(whatsoever adv.(用于名词词组后,加强否定陈述)丝毫,任何,无论什么)
4) There were no breaks in the day to relieve the boring work.
白天没有空闲,可以缓解下工作的枯燥。
5) In the past 50 years there has been a great increase in the amount of research being done on the brain.过去的五十年,对智力的研究大大增加。
给大家一些经典句式,希望大家能背诵下来,并灵活应用到你的作文中去。
6) There is much that we can learn from him today.今天我们可以从他身上学到很多
7) There are two sides to every question. If you take one side with decision and act on it with effect, those who take the other side will of course resent your actions.
每个问题都有两面,如果你决定站在某一边并采取有效行动,那些支持另一边的人自然反对你的行动。
8) There is little sense in treating the child so severely. After all he is too young to know that he was doing wrong.
这么严厉的对待孩子是不明智的,毕竟他还太小,意识不到自己做错了。
9) There is no surgical patient I cannot treat competently, treat just as well as or better than any other surgeon.没有我治不了的病人,至少我不比别人治疗的差。
10) There can be on doubt that he is the right person for the job.
毫无疑问他是最适合这份工作的人。
11) There is no doubt that these measures will contribute to the solution of the problem.
毫无疑问这些措施有助于问题的解决。
12) There is urgent need to debate this issue openly
急需要公开讨论这件事。
It结构
英语里的it是个多功能词(multi-functional word),最常用的是它的代词功能,可代物“它”、“to do”、“v-ing”“宾补”“主语从句等等。常用结构“It is adj.n to do……”
1) It is advisable to exercise(拥有) patience in dealing with such complicated situations.
遇到这类复杂的情况,明智的做法是要有耐性。
这句里,It代指“to exercise(拥有) patience”,后面的“in……”作状语,为“在……中”
以下同理(红色字体为主语部分,也就是it代指内容)
2) It is advisable to place important telephone numbers next to the phone in case of an emergency.建议把重要的电话号码放在电话机旁,以备出现紧急情况。
3) It is biologically reasonable for deer to reduce their cost of living to increase their chances of surviving in winter.为了提高冬季存活的机率,鹿必须明智的从生理上减少生存成本,
此外,it iswas……that也是高频句式
4) It is essential that the increase in production should be geared to (适应) the increase in public demand.生产量的提高必须和大众的需求相适应。
此句中,it代指的即为that后面成分,这种句式被称为“主语从句”。再如下面三句:
5) It is necessary that young and old people should communicate more with each other.
年轻人和老人应该多多沟通是很有必要的。
6) It is incredible(不可思议) that he ate the big cake just in two bites.不可思议的是,他两口就解决了那个大蛋糕,
7) It is certain that fresh air and exercises are more valuable than medicine.
新鲜的空气和锻炼比药更有用
试着学习这些句子吧!
8) It is certain that with determination and hard work you will succeed eventually.
下定决心,努力工作,你肯定会成功。
9) It is easy to fall into bad habits but very difficult to break away form them.
养成坏习惯很容易,而摆脱却很难。
10 It was not until about 1600B.C. when the chariot (马拉战车) was invented that the maximum speed was raised to roughly twenty miles per hour.直到公元前1600年,马拉战车才被发明出来,最高速度提升到大概每小时20英里。
11) It was in times of crisis that I finally found out what he was really like.
就是在危难时刻,我才终于发现他到底是个什么样的人。
12) It takes (took) sb. some time to do sth.
某人花费多长时间去做某事
13) It can be argued that such a response may not mean much (有人认为……)
14) It is reported that the electronic industry is going on rapidly in recent year.
15) It pays in the long run (从长远的角度看……) to introduce new technique
16) It has been only twenty-five years since television came to one of people‘s pastimes.
表示决心或信心
1)We never lose heart when we meet with difficulties in our work.
2) Colleges and universities across the nation have decided to do more than talk about the rise in student cheating.
3) Nothing can stand in the way of the Chinese people in their resolve (决心) to modernize their country.
5) Anyway (不管怎样) ,don’t give up . You could do it if you really resolve to do it.
6) Those animal protectors claimed solemnly(严肃的) that they would spare no efforts?(不遗余力地) to carry the struggle through to the end.
表示观点、结论或评价
1) Educators report that the generation growing up with television can barely write an English sentence.
2) Earlier scientists thought that during a man’s lifetime the power of his brain decreased.
3) Many educators fear that an increase in the use of state exams will lead to a corresponding rise in cheating.
4) Many people believe that in a factory beautification of the dull setting results in greater productivity.
5) Any good relationship between nations in based on mutual(相互)trust and respect.
6) Throughout the ages different ideas have been expressed about the working of the human brain.
7) Scientists hope that if we can discover how the brain works, the better use we will be able to put it to.
8) Some recent research also suggests that we remember everything that happens to us.
9) He holds that there is no advantage in introducing the new method.
10) He holds that there is no advantage in introducing the new method.
11) We hold these truths to learn language skills, computer know-how and so on, but above all they need to learn how to be an honest and responsible citizen.
12) Today’s students need to learn learn language skills, computer know-how and so on, but about all they need to learn how to be an honest and responsible citizen.
13) History shows that the United States as a nation owes a great dela to the Afro-Americans(美国黑人)
14) The friendship your people have for our people made a deep impression on me during my visit in you country.
15) All those who attempt to turn bake the wheel of history will ruin themselves in the end.
16) We have to learn to cooperate(合作)with others and many of our own ideas have to be brushed aside(搁置一边)for the good of the whole.
17) In theory, every citizen in a democratic country may claim the right of equality(平等)before the law.
18) The successful manager is of the opinion that to gain as much as possible form your subordinates(下属)you should treat them as your equals.
19) Every country considers its internal affairs to be its own responsibility.
20) Experienced teachers realize that there are often exceptionally students who are never given a chance to show their special abilities.
21) We are also learning that truthful information, humanely conveyed, helps patients cope with illness.
22) Studies show that most doctors sincerely believe that the seriously ill do not want to know the truth about their condition.
23) Studies show that, contrary to the belief of many physicians, an overwhelming majority of patients do what to be told the truth.
24) A considerable amount of research shows that people tend to become bored when faced with a situation in which they must do the same thing day in and day out.
25) I am arguing that books must be absorbed in your bloodstream(血液)to do you any good.
26) And that is exactly what reading a book should be; a conversation between you and the author.
27) We are positive that this trade agreement will benefit the developing world.
28) Some teachers claim that recreation(娱乐)is necessary for children to be able to learn in school but others do not feel that leisure activity is all that important.
29) But by and large , the country was as glorious, as vast and as overwhelmingly spectacular(壮丽多姿)as those know-nothing kids had expected.
30) All in all, we did not see much evidence that small-town America is vanishing as we traveled through rural Wisconsin.
31) Thomas Jefferson argued that the greatest contribution you can make to your country is to preserve freedom by continuing your education and taking care that your children receive the highest level education possible.
32) The contribution Shakespeare made to the world of literature is different from anyone else’s.
表示对比和比较
1) Of all American cities, San Francisco is considered by many to be by far the most beautiful.
2) Jobs and work do much more than most of us realize to provide happiness and contentment.
3) We are much less conscious of the extent to which work provides the more crucial(关键)psychological well-being that can make the difference between a full and an empty life.
4) Work is more than a necessity for most human beings; it is the focus of their lives, the source of their identity and creativity.
5) Rather than a punishment or a burden, work is the opportunity to realize one’s potential.
6) Few pastimes bring a family closer together than gathering around and listening to mother or father read good story
7) Man differs most from all the other animals in his ability to learn and use language but we still do not know exactly how this is done.
8) Generally speaking(In general), young people are less conservative(保守)than old people.
9) The way the brain works is far more complicated than they had thought.
10) The more scientists find out, the more questions they are unable to answer.
11) Many Americans choose to travel by car rather than by any other means of transportation.
12) Worse perhaps was the idea of Saturday afternoon cricket.
13) There is no surgical patient I cannot treat competently, treat just as well as or better that any other surgeon.
14) Social customs are different from what they used to be fifty years ago.
15) He has to feel that he’s good as and probably better than any other surgeon in the world.
16) Behavior which may be considered quite strange in one culture is often looked upon as completely normal in another.
17) It is as hard to pass her by without giving her some money as it is to ignore the collection box in church.
18) It is as morally hard to turn her away as it is a lost dog.
19) Attitudes towards daydreaming are changing in much the same way that attitudes towards night dreaming have changed.
20) We accept the authority of our parents when we are young, but as we mature we may begin to question their advice.
表示存在的问题
1)One of the greatest problems facing the 21st century will be what to do with all the rubbish produced in the world.
2) The frequent use of drugs (毒品) is a serious problem among some American young people.
3) To travel abroad is a desire shared by many people, but few can afford to do it.
4) Man still has a lot to learn about the most powerful and complex part of his body-the brain.
5) We had a ling debate as to whether we should spend so much money on space technology.
6) Many people have the bad habit of spending money on impulse.
7) The custom of having one’s marriage arranged by parents has disappeared in many parts of the world but continues in some Asian and African countries.
8) Cheating is now considered to be a major problem in colleges and universities.
9) No agreement was reached as to how the plan should be carried out.
10) True, the cost of living has gone up, but so have the workers ‘wages.
11) I had trouble learning or doing something important to me.
12) She had a little trouble with her typing.
13) Many university students experience severe tension (紧张) as final exams draw near.
14) Until recently this hostile (敌对的) attitude towards daydreaming was the most common one .
15) Many people find it harder and harder to keep up with the radical changes that characterize our time.
16) If this project is to be carried out, we must have all the help that modern technology can supply.
17) When the days seem to go by slowly, you can tell that you’re not enjoying yourself.
18) Large amounts of food imports placed a great strain(负担) on the country’s gold reserve(黄金储备)
19)Corruption(腐败) in government is not tolerated in any country that wants to achieves rapid economic growth and improve the life of its citizens.
20) At first thought, the problem seems far too involved (复杂) , but it can certainly be solved when seriously dealt with .
21) Colleges are not always adjusted to the needs of society to they need reform from time to time.
22) We’re all used to thinking that work provides the material things of life.
表示采取措施
1) The government is taking effective(有效的)measures to overcome current difficulties.
2) We are making further efforts to decrease the cost of production.
3) The local government has get up a number of colleges and technical schools to meet the needs of the rapidly expanding economy in the region.
4) They have done pretty well in coping with the problem of storing radioactive(放射性的)was
5) The school authorities have done much in the way of improving working and living conditions for the teachers.
6) Ways must be found to assure our children a decent start(良好的开端)in life.
7) The scientific approach to a problem lies first of all in collecting as much data as possible.
8) In some countries, the constitution(宪法)forbids the military use of nuclear energy.
9) In order to stabilize the economy, the government has worked hard to lower the rate of inflation(通货膨胀)。
10) A great deal has been done to protect the children from the harmful influence of bad books.
表示可能性
1)If I wasn’t able to avoid a mistake, chances were that no other surgeon could have, either. 2) I think it is very unlikely that he will get the job; however, it may be worth a try.
3) I feel sure that if I had come from a different background, and had really been unemployed, there is every chance that I would have been found guilty (有罪).
4) If you try to pass the problems by, it would be impossible for you to make any progress in this field.
5) Then you might as well (完全可以) make a little money from them.
6) If the right kind of extracurricular (课外的) activities are organized, those children who have a surplus of energy(学有余力) will have a chance to develop their talents much more quickly.
7) It was almost impossible for an Indian to gain even a fair education an extremely difficult, as a result, for an Indian to rise high in life.
8) However carefully restricted the upward trips might be ,the chances are that the dwellers(居民) of the new caves would see more greenery than dwellers of surface cities do today .
表示条件或假设的结构
1) Without the distraction of TV, they might sit around together after dinner.
2) As long as the brain is given plenty of exercise it keeps its power.
3) Were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government. without newspapers of newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter.
4) Without a degree and with no experience in teaching my chances of getting the job were slim.
5) With the introduction of a new assembly line, we hope to step up the production of our factory.
6) Whether day or night. Summer or winter, temperatures in the underground world would remain equable and nearly constant.
7) However odd and repulsive(古怪难受)underground living may seem at first thought, there are things to be said for it.