类型:英语语法
时间:2022-05-07
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一、所强调的状语为单个的副词
能用于强调句被强调的副词很多,下面略举几例:
It was here that he
differed from an
Englishman. 他和英国人的不同就在于此。
It was only then that I
began to
learn the
unpalatable truth about John. 直到那时我才开始了解到有关约翰的一些令人难以接受的实情。
It was
yesterday that my
secretary sent the bill to Mr Harding. 我的秘书是在昨天把账单送给哈丁先生的。
二、所强调的状语为副词性短语
所谓副词性短语,就是指起副词作用可用状语的短语,如last week, some time ago,
three days
later等。如:
It was
about 600
years ago that the
first clock with a face and an hour hand was made. 第一面带有一个钟面和一根时针的钟是在大约600年前制造的。
It was only last
February that he
announced he
would run for
president. 去年2月他才宣布自己将参加总统竞选。
It was last
night that John wore his best suit to the
dance. 约翰是昨晚穿着他最好的衣服去参加舞会的。
三、所强调的状语为介词短语
介词短语的最主要功能就是用作状语,所以在强调句中,强调用作状语的介词短语的现象十分普遍。如:
It was
through hard work that he
succeeded. 他是通过自己的勤奋工作而成功的。
It was only
after his
death that she
learned of his
affair with
Betty. 一直到他死后她才知道他和贝蒂有染。
It was
along the
Mississippi River that Mark
Twain spent much of his
childhood. 正是在密西西比河沿岸,马克?吐温度过了他童年的大部分时间。
It was for this
reason that her
uncle moved out of New York and
settled down in a
small village. 这就是她的叔叔离开纽约,搬到一个小山村住下来的原因。
It is only on the
world market that we can
prove the
competitiveness and
quality of our
goods. 只有在国际市场上我们才能证明自身商品的竞争力和质量。
It was
thanks to your
stupidity that we lost the game. 我们输掉比赛是由于你的愚蠢。
四、所强调的状语为状语从句
It was
after he got what he had
desired that he
realized it was not so
important. 在他得到自己所渴望的东西后,他意识到那并不是那么重要。
It was
because I
wanted to buy a
dictionary that I went to town
yesterday. 我昨天是由于想买本字典而进城的。
It was only when I read her
letter that I
realised what was
happening. 一直到我读了她的信以后,我才意识到发生了什么事。
五、所强调的状语涉及not…
until…句式
not…
until…句式中的until可能是介词(用于引出介词短语作状语)也可能是连词(用于引出从句作状语)。这类句式的基本结构是It is (was) not
until…that…(注意that后面的句子要用肯定式)。如:
It was not
until the meal was over that he
turned up. 一直到用餐结束以前,他都没有现身。
It was not
until I met you that I knew real
happiness. 直到我遇到你以后,我才真正体会到幸福。
It was not
until 1911 that the
first of the
vitamins was
identified. 直到1911年才发现了第一种维生素。
It was not
until I saw him
laughing that I
realized what a fool I had been. 直到我看见他笑了,我才意识到我是多么笨。
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