第十一章 代名词
1. it 作虚主词
a. 代替不定词词组
It is good to study.
读书有益。
但不定词本身可作主词,故上句可改为:
To study is good.
It is necessary to read these books.
= To read these books is (非 are) necessary.
这些书必须念。
注意
上列最后一句中,books虽为复数,然而并非主词,主词乃整个不定词词组,故动词仍用单数。
b. 代替 that 子句(名词子句)
It is good that he wants to study.
= That he wants to study is good.
他想读书,这是件好事。
*名词子句本身具有名词的功能,故可作主词。
He can study is good. (×)
*He can study 是句子,非名词子句,因 He之前无
连接词,不能构成名词子句,故不能作主词。
c. 代替动名词
这种用法只有与极少数名词连用。
It is | no use | sleeping all day long.
no good
= There is no use (in) sleeping all day long.
整天睡觉是没用的。
It is no use to sleep all day long. (×)
但It is | of no use | to sleep all day long. (○)
useless
2. it 作虚受词
即 it作不完全及物动词之受词,代替不定词词组或 that子句。
a. 动词若加受词意思很完整,而无须补充说明时,称为完全及物动词。
I love him.(love 为完全及物动词)
我爱他。
若动词虽加受词,意思却不完整,而需要补充说明,称为不完全及物动词,其补语一定是名词或形容词(包括分词变成的形容词)。
I consider him. (×)
我认为他。
上句意思不完整,故需补语。
→I consider him good. (○)
adj.
我认为他人很好。
→I consider him a good man. (○)
n.
我认为他是个好人。
但I consider her beautifully. (×)
adv.
→I consider her beautiful. (○)
adj.
我认为她很美丽。
b. 不定词或 that 子句有名词的功能,可作主词,亦可作受词。
I want to go.
受词
To study abroad has always been my
主词
dream.
I think that he is good.
受词
That he doesn't study is | true.
主词 obvious.
但两者却不能直接作不完全及物动词之受词,必须用 it 代替。
I think that he is good true. (×)
受词补语
→I think it true that he is good.
不完全 vt.
(○,think译成『认为 & &是 & &』)
我认为他人不错,这是事实。
I think to get up early good. (×)
受词补语
→I think it good to get up early. (○)
我认为早起很好。
I think (that) it is true that he is good.
完全 vt. 名词子句作 think的受词
(○,think译成『认为』)
注意
以下是常用的不完全及物动词:
think 认为 & &是 & &
consider 认为 & &是 & &
deem 认为 & &是 & &
believe 相信 & &是 & &
find 发现 & &是 & &
I | consider | it necessary to exercise on a
think
deem
believe
find
daily basis.
我认为∕认为∕认为∕相信∕发现每天运动是有必要的。
3. it 用以强调主词或受词
I love him.
→ It is I who (或 that) love him.
爱他的是我。
His words made me angry.
→ It was his words that (或 which) made
me angry.
让我生气的是他的话。
I am in need of your help.
→ It is your help that (或 which) I am in need of.
我需要的是你的协助。
4. it 亦可用以强调介词词组或副词子句,其结构如下
It is / was + | 介词词组 | + that子句
副词子句
It was in 2001 that I began to study English.
我是在 2001年开始学英文的。
It was because he was lazy that he failed.
他是因为懒惰的关系而失败的。
5. | most | of + the(或 my、your...)
all
some
half
part
| the rest |
one-third
two-thirds
none
+
|不可数名词 + 单数动词 |
复数名词 + 复数动词
Most of the money was stolen. (money 不可数,故用 was)
大部分的钱都被窃了。
The most of the money was stolen. (×)
*此类代名词前不得加冠词。
Some of the students are here. (students 为复数名词,故用 are)
有些学生在这儿。
All of students are here. (×,缺少 the)
→ All of the students are here. (○)
所有学生都在这儿。
All of his students are here. (○)
他所有的学生都在这儿。
One-third of the students has passed the test. (×,students为复数)
→ One-third of the students have passed the test. (○)
有三分之一的学生通过了测验。
Seventy percent of the water is contaminated. (○,water是不可数名词)
百分之七十的水被污染了。
Seventy percent of the students have failed the test.
百分之七十的学生考试不及格。