It’s a pity that... 可怜的是……/遗憾的是……在“It is a pity that...”这个句型中,“it”是形式主语,“is”是谓语,“a pity”是表语,“that”是连接词,后面接从句。当原句是现在时或者将来时,这个句型要用“It is a pity that...”,当原句是过去时,这个强调句型要用“It was a pity that...”,翻译为“遗憾的是……”、“可怜的是……”。
征服句型
It was a pity that I was ill still.
可怜的是我还是生病了。
Lily studied hard. It was a pity that she didn’t pass the exam.
莉莉学习很认真,她还是没有通过考试。
It is a pity that my parents can’t come with me and see such a beautiful scenery.
遗憾的是我的父母没有和我一起来,也看不到这样美丽的景色。
It was a pity that you missed the graduation party.
可惜的是你错过了毕业晚会。
It is a pity that nobody can hear your call for help and nobody will come to save your life.
遗憾的是没有人能听到你的呼救,也没有人会来解救你。
Tips
“what a pity!”翻译为“真可惜、真可怜!”这个固定搭配的句型使用的范围很广,在拒绝访客、问候朋友、请求建议等中可以用到。“pity”后面可以接“that”,用来引导定语从句。例如:What a pity that your team has lost that game. 你的团队输了那场比赛真可惜。
Lesson 121
It’s a pleasure to... ……很高兴
在“It is a pleasure to...”这个句型中,“it”作形式主语,没有实际意义,后面的动词不定式才是真正的主语,“it”用来代替动词不定式,而真正的主语后移,用于保持句子平衡。“is”是谓语,“a pleasure”是表语,“to”是介词后接动词原形。当原句是现在时或者将来时,这个强调句型要用“It is a pleasure to...”,当原句是过去时态时,这个强调句型要用“It was a pleasure to...”,翻译为“…很高兴”。
征服句型
It’s a pleasure to go on a picnic with your families.
很高兴和你全家一起野餐。
It’s a pleasure to show our manor to you.
很高兴带你参观我们的庄园。
It’s a pleasure to eat the best local food you cook.
很高兴吃到你做的当地的食物。
It’s a pleasure to be your first friend in time of studying abroad in the USA.
我很高兴成为你美国留学时期的第一个朋友。
Lucy let me tell you that it’s a pleasure for her to see that you are honest to her.
露西让我告诉你,她很高兴看到你对她的真心实意。
Tips
“With pleasure.”用于回答别人的请求,翻译为“好的,乐意的”。例如:Could you help me send Tom a birthday gift? With pleasure. 你能帮我给汤姆送个生日礼物吗?好的。“It’s my pleasure.”表示回答别人的感谢时使用,翻译为“那是我应该做的”。例如:Thank you for your help. It’s my pleasure. 谢谢你的帮助。那是我应该做的。
Lesson 122
It’s a wonder (that)... ……真令人感到吃惊在“It is a wonder that...”这个句型中,“it”作形式主语,没有实际意义,后面的动词不定式才是真正的主语。当原句是现在时或者将来时,这个强调句型要用“It is a wonder that...”,当原句是过去时态时,这个强调句型要用“It was a wonder that...”。翻译为“……真令人感到吃惊”。
征服句型
It’s a wonder that Mount Huang has such a beautiful scenery.
黄山能有这么美好的风景真令人感到吃惊。
It’s a wonder that your mother doesn’t care whether you come home late.
真令人吃惊你妈妈居然不关心你是否晚归。
It’s a wonder that all your students can win the game together.
你的学生齐心协力赢了这场比赛真让人震惊。
It’s a wonder that this daisy can survive in the poor condition.
这朵雏菊能在这样恶劣的环境中存活真是令人震惊。
Tips
“I wonder at...”表示“我对…感到惊奇”。例如:I wonder at his rudeness. 我对他的无礼感到奇怪。“I wonder if...”用于比较客气的提出请求,例如:I wonder if I can take my new bag home. 我不知道我是否可以带我的新包回家。
Lesson 123
It’s kind of you to...
你……真是太好了
在“It’s kind of you to...”这个句型中,“it”作形式主语,没有实际意义,后面的动词不定式才是真正的主语。用作主语补足语的形容词“kind”一般用来描述人的品行或特点,“kind of ”是表语,“to”是介词后接动词原形,翻译为“你……真是太好了”。
征服句型
It’s very kind of you to sing the Just One Last Dance for me.
能为我唱《Just One Last Dance》这首歌你真是太好了。
In any case, it’s kind of you to treat me sincerely.
无论如何,你能用真心对待我真是太好了。
It’s kind of him to promote me at a crucial time.
他能在关键时刻提拔我真的是太好了。
It’s kind of so many tourists to speak highly of our hometown!
有这么多游客夸奖我们的家乡真是太好了!
It’s very kind of you to bring an umbrella for me when it rains.
下雨时你能为我带着伞真是太好了。
Tips
与以上句型相似的句型是“That’s very good of you to...”,翻译为“你...真是太好了!”例如:That’s very good of you to come to my opening ceremony. 你能来我的开业典礼真是太好了。
Lesson 124
Somebody is in charge of...
某人负责
在“Somebody is in charge of...”这个句型中,“somebody”是主语,“is”是谓语,“in charge of”是表语,是“负责”的意思。“of ”后面接名词或名词性短语,翻译为“某人负责……”。
征服句型
Mr. Wang is in charge of curriculum in our school.
王老师在我们学校负责课程安排。
Aunt Wang is in charge of financial matters in family firm.
王阿姨在家族企业中负责财务。
Tom was in charge of setting scene in my wedding service company before 3 years.
3年前汤姆在我的婚庆公司负责场景布置的
工作。
My son is in charge of recruiting new generation.
我儿子负责招聘新人。
Lucy is in charge of the design of refrigerator.
露西负责冰箱的设计。
Tips
“be in charge of ”与“be in the charge of ”的区别是,“be in charge of”是主动,指对……有掌控权。“be in the charge of ”是被动的,指被……掌控。My father is in charge of the hospital.=The hospital is in the charge of my father.我爸爸主持这家医院的工作。
Lesson 125
That’s the best way to... 这是……的最好办法在“That’s the best way to...”这个句型中,“that”是主语,“is”是系动词,“the best way”是表语,“to”是介词后接动词原形,翻译为“这是……的最好的办法”。
征服句型
That’s the best way to overcome our financial difficulty.
这就是解决我们的资金困难的最好的办法。
To read more books is the best way to improve your study.
多读书是提高学习能力的最好办法。
Taking a shortcut is the worst way to achieve goal.
走捷径是完成目标的最差的办法。
Being silent is the perfect way to show contempt.
沉默是表示愤怒的最好方式。
Tips
以上句型可以转换为“The best way to... is to do...”,翻译为“做……最好的办法是……”。例如:The best way to lose weight is to combine sport and diet. 减肥最好的办法是运动与控制饮食相结合。
Lesson 126
The point is... 重点是……
“The point is...”是一个倒装句型, “is”是助动词,将“the point”提前至句首,主要是为了强调,其次是由于主语有较长的修饰语,把主语放到后面,可以使句子结构更加匀称合理。“is” 后面可以由“that”引导从句,翻译为“重点是……”。
征服句型
The point is the lives of the working people are improving every day.
重点是劳动人民的生活水平正在日益提高。
The point is we don’t have enough money.
关键是我们没有足够的钱。
The point is all your efforts did not avail.
重点是你所有的努力都没有用。
The point is all your families showed a annoying attitude to me in the wine party yesterday.
重点是你全家人在昨天的酒会上表现出对我讨厌的态度。
In fact, the point is your body is out of condition.
事实上,重点是你的身体不好。
Tips
与“The point is...”相似的句型有“The emphasis of... is...”和“The focus of... is...”。例如:This emphasis of your work is you should be skillful in chatting.你工作的重点是你要善于聊天。The focus of this propaganda activity is quality. 宣传活动的重点是质量。
Lesson 127
The reason why...is that... ……的原因就是在“The reason why...is that...”这个句型中,“the reason”是主语“why”引导的从句是对主语展开说明,“is”是谓语,“that”引导表语从句,翻译为“……的原因就是”。
征服句型
The reason why he came back early is that he finished his work ahead of time.
他提早回来的原因是他提前完成了他的工作。
The reason why Mei sings well is that she has been exercising every morning in the year.
梅为什么能唱这么好是因为一年里她每天早晨练习唱歌。
The reason why your son can play the piano well is that he is interested in it.
你儿子能弹好钢琴是因为他对钢琴有兴趣。