句型與例句

It’s the first time that…..(從句中現(xiàn)在完成時)

It was the first time that +從句(用過去完成時) 

It was for the first time that…強調(diào)句

It was for the first time that he had been invited      

It’s (high) time that…(從句用過去式或should do)

It is high time that the children should go to bed.

It’s the same with sb./ So it is with sb用于前句中既有肯定又有否定或兩個不同類的謂語動詞

He likes apples and he doesn't go to school by bus. So it is with her.

He loves English and he is good at it.  It is the same with me 

Be about to /be doing ….when….正在做/正要做。。。就在那時

They were talking when the teacher came in.老師進來的時候他們正在講話

I was about to wash my face when he came back.

當他回來的時候我正要去洗臉

A is twice/ three times as +原級+as B

A is twice/ three times the  n. of  B.

A is twice/ three times + 比較級+ than B

The new building is three times the height of the old one.

這座新樓比那座舊樓高三倍。(新樓是舊樓的四倍高)

b. A is …times as big /high/long/wide/large as B.

 Asia is four times as large as Europe.

 亞洲是歐洲的四倍大。(亞洲比歐洲大三倍)

  c. A is …times larger /higher/longer/wider than B.

  Our school is twice bigger than yours.

  我們學校比你們學校大兩倍。

It’s a waste of time/ money doing / to do

It is a waste of time waiting any longer.

It is a waste of time to argue with him.

It’s no use / good doing ….

It is no use watching too much TV. 

It’s possible/ probable /(un)likely that…..

It is probable that he has forgotten our appointment.

It makes great/ no sense to do 做某事很有/沒有意義

It makes no sense to discuss the true meaning of life

There’s no use / good doing…..

There isn’t any use trying again. 

There’s no sense/ point (in) doing….

There is no sense in waiting here. 在這里等候下去毫無意義。 

There is no point in doing so. 這樣做毫無意義。

There is no need for sth. / to do….

There is no need for you to worry.

There is (no) possibility that 。。。（同位語從句）

There is no possibility that Bob can win the first prize in the match.

The +比較級。。。the +比較級。。。。越。。。。。。越。。。。

注意：前半句為從句，用一般現(xiàn)在時代替將來時

The more, the better.   越多越好。

The busier he is, the happier he is.   他越忙越開心。

The more he eats, the thinner he becomes. 他吃的越多變得越瘦。

It seems /appears (to sb) that sb….

==Sb seems /appears to be / to be doing/ to have done

It seems to me that English is very difficuilt to study.

It seems to me that Mr.Li is an excellent teacher.

在我看來：英語很難學。

在我看來：李先生是位優(yōu)秀的教師。

It seems /appears as if….好像/似乎

It seems as if it is going to rain. 

看來要下雨了。 

It (so) happened that sb. ….某人碰巧

==Sb happened to be / to do/ to be doing/ to have done

It happened that Brian and Peter were at home that day

It is said/ thought/ believed/ hoped/ supposed… that sb.

==Sb is said to be / to do/ to be doing to have done

注意hope 不能變成簡單句，因hope沒有hope sb to do

It is hoped that they can pass the written examination this time.

It is said that…據(jù)說…… 

It is reported that…據(jù)報導…… 

It is supposed that…據(jù)推測…… 

It is hoped that…希望…… 

It is well known that…眾所周知…… 

It is generally considered that…普遍認為…… 

It is suggested that…有人建議…… 

It is taken granted that…  被視為當然 

It has been decided that… 大家決定   

It must be remembered that必記住的是

…….such …..that(引導結果狀語從句)

。。。。such…..as (as 為關系代詞，引導定語從句，做主，賓，表)

I’ve never heard such stories as he tells. 

我從未聽過他講那樣的故事。

It was such a cold day that there was nobody on the street. 

天氣很冷，街上沒有一個人。

He is such a good teacher as we all respect. 他是一位我們大家都尊敬的好老師。(as引導的是定語從句，as 在該定語從句中用作respect的賓語)

He is such a good teacher that we all respect him. 

他是那樣一位好老師,以致于我們大家都尊敬他。(that 引導的是結果狀語從句，that在該狀語從句中不充當句子成分，另外注意句中的respect帶有賓語him)

Do you mind if I do sth….? 比較 Would you mind if I did sth…?

Do you mind if he attends the meeting? 他參加會議好嗎?

Would you mind if I took his place?我代替他好嗎?

The chance is that…../ (The) Chances are that…. 很可能。。。

Chances[The chances] are that we will win easily. 

The chance is that he will succeed. 他很有可能成功。

Check / Make sure/ See to it/ See that …確信， 務必（從句中常用一般現(xiàn)在時）

I will see to it that the work is finished on time

Depend on it that…. 取決于

You may depend on it that your son will be taken good care of here

你放心好了，兒子在此會得到很好的照顧

See to it that … 負責、設法做到。。。。

See to it that the door is shut.確保門關上了

注意：除了except/but / in 等介詞可以直接接 that 從句，其他介詞后必須用it 作形式賓語

It is /was + 介詞短語、從句、名詞。代詞 + that。。。

It is I that/who am right.

It was a foreigner that/whom we met at the school gate.

It was in the supermarket that Tom lost his wallet.

It was in 1939 that the Second World War broke out.

It was because her mother was ill that she didn’t go to work.

It was not until ten o’clock that he went to bed.

How / When/ Where/ Why is / was it that…..?

Who is it that is right? 究竟誰是對的？

Who was it that we met at the school gate? 你在校門口遇見的到底是誰？

Where was it that Tom lost his wallet? 湯姆究竟是在哪里丟的錢包？

When was it that the Second World War broke out?二戰(zhàn)到底是在何時發(fā)生的？

Why was it that she didn’t go to work? 她沒去上班，究竟是為什么？

When was it that he went to bed? 他是何時上床睡覺的？

How is it that…….?此句型“怎么會。。。。？怎么發(fā)生的。。。。。？

How is it that we can not _______the violent attacks on the world's symbol of peace, the Olympic torch? 

A. condemn  B. tolerate C. struggle D. resist

How is it that he left early? 

他為什么會這么早離開？

2.How is it that you are still here? 

你為什么還在這兒?

3.How is it that we were able to manage all that? 

那個時候為什么能這樣做？

How come +從句？

How come you didn't come yesterday? 

How does/ did sth come about? (How did it come about that >>>>>>?)

Eg. How come you are late again ?

There seems /appears /happens to be /must be/ can’t be/is(are,was,were)said to be/is(are was ,were)thought to be…..“似乎有，碰巧有，一定有，不可能有，據(jù)說有，認為有。 介詞（如of） there being

There seems to be some mistake.

There happens to be a classmate of mine in this school.

Want/ wish /expect there to be 要、希望、期待有。。。。。

I wish there to be no misunderstanding this matter.

Adj/ adv enough for there to be… 足夠。。。。。會有。。。。

It is enough for there to be five minutes. 五分鐘就足夠了。

 注意：there being /there to be 為there be 的非謂語形式

There being nothing else to do, they went home.

沒有別的事做，他們回家了。

There being nobody else to help me, I had to do by myself．

由于沒有人幫我，我只得單干了

It is said /thought that there is /are ….==There is /was/are/were aid(thought) to be

I have never dreamed of there being such a good chance for me.

It won’t be cold enough for there to be a frost tonight.

疑問句+插入語+陳述語序？

Who do you think he’ll have attend the meeting?

When do you think he will come？

What do you suppose he will do？

How do you suppose he will do it？

Where do you think he will go?

But for + n./pron.,  sb / sth would(not) have done…要不是。。。某人早就。。。。（虛擬語氣）

==If it had not been for ……/  If there had not been….

But for these interruptions, the meeting would have finished earlier.

It will (won’t) be  long before +從句（一般現(xiàn)在時） 不久、很久就要。。。。

It will be a long time before I’ll be able to eat another hamburger

It was (not) long before+從句(一般過去時)不久、很久才。。。。

It was not long before he was born that his mother died

Those who …..( 從句及主句中謂語動詞用復數(shù))

Those who live are those who fight. 奮斗者（才）是生存者

Anyone who….==Whoever…..(從句及主句謂語動詞用單數(shù))

______comes is welcome.

A Anyone B Who C Anyone who D Everyone

。。。主句（一般現(xiàn)在時或過去時）。。。。when 從句（might/should do 或might/should have done表示“對比”意思為“本該。。。。（可）而卻”， 主句中為陳述語氣，從句里為虛擬語氣

Why are you here when you should be in school?你本該上學的怎么在這兒？

He stopped trying when he might have succeeded 本該成功了他卻停止了努力

There is./ Sb have(has) no doubt that …(同位語從句，that 不可省略)

There is no doubt that I have been loving you from the start

There is/ Sb have(has) some doubt whether….(同位語從句不可用if)

There is some doubt_____ he can finish the work, but I have no doubt _____ him.
A that; about   B whether; about C that ;on      D whether; on

Sb doubt(s) if / whether…..

I doubt whether they can swim across the river. 

我懷疑他們能否游過河去。

He doubts if she will keep her word. 

他不敢肯定她是否會遵守諾言。

Sb .don’t (doesn’t) doubt that ….

I don’t doubt that he can finish the task on time. 

我相信他能按時完成任務。

Do you doubt that she will succeed? 

你懷疑她會成功嗎？

Immediately/ directly/ instantly /the moment/the minute/ the second = 從句

The thief ran away the moment / directly he saw the policeman.

On / Upon + n . doing

Yao Ming was surrounded by the media on his arrival at the airport.

No sooner had sb done than ….(過去時)

No sooner____________to bed than he heard a knock at the door.

A. had he gone B. he had gone C. did he go D. he went

Hardly had sb done when ….(過去時)

As soon as I got to the bus stop, the bus started.

Hardly had I got to the bus stop when the bus started.

No sooner had I got to the bus stop than the bus started.   但他們之間也有一些差異，例如，如果從兩件事情的間隔時間來說，as soon as 較長，no sooner...than 居中，hardly...when 間隔時間最短。

注意：以上結構都表示“一。。。。。。。就”

Every time/each time/the last time/ the first time/ next time +從句（名詞性短語引導的一個時間狀語從句）

The first time I spoke English before foreigners, I was a student of high school.

Every time I meet the policeman at that crossroads, he will give me a big smile.

Anywhere/ everywhere =從句（相當于wherever引導的地點狀語從句）

You can go anywhere you like. Next time you come, please bring your son along.

You can sit down anywhere you like.(你喜歡坐哪就坐哪）
The dog followed me everywhere I went.(無論我走到哪，這只狗都跟著我）

If only / I wish +從句（過去類時態(tài)）表示虛擬語氣“要是。。。。就好了；但愿。。。就好了” 是不大可能實現(xiàn)的愿望，通常用虛擬語氣。表示與現(xiàn)在事實相反，用過去式；表示與過去事實相反，用過去完成式；表示與將來事實相反，用would/ could + V.

I wish / If only I were a millionaire.

I wish / If only I had seen the film 2012.

I wish / If only I could travel all around the world.

Considering +n. /pron./ that從句/  Seeing that…考慮到，鑒于

considering that是【鑒于……而言，考慮到……】

eg. Considering that she is old, he sent her to a nursing home.

考慮到她已經(jīng)老了，他送她去了療養(yǎng)院。

Considered that business has been had in the past few years, we"ll have to close the snack bar。

considering that 考慮到，想到

considered that 認為 

第一個是未確定 第2個是已經(jīng)認定

Seeing that he is so young, that is excusable.

鑒于他如此年輕，這是可以原諒的。

鑒于

Seeing that he is so young,that is excusable.

鑒于他如此年輕，這是可以原諒的。

Seeing that the weather was bad, we decided to cancel the competition.

鑒于天氣不好，我們決定取消比賽。

由于

Seeing that nobody was at home, I had to leave.

由于沒人在家，我也只好走了。

Power shortage browned out the city that winter.

那年冬天，由于電力不足，市里采取了部分停電供應措施。

Given +n./ pron 作狀語，表示“在有。。。。。的情況下”， 如果有，“ ”假定“， 有時也表示 “考慮到”

Seeing (that) he refused to help us, there is no reason why we should help him now.

Given good health, I hope to finish the work this year.

Given their inexperience/ that they are inexperienced, they’ve done a good job.

given (KNOWING) preposition

knowing about or considering a particular thing:

1. 'Given' is a preposition therefore a noun or a nominal phrase follows it.

e.g. Given his age, he's a remarkably fast learner.

e.g. Given the circumstances, you've done an excellent job.

2. Given (the fact) + that clause, main clause.

 e.g.Given (the fact) that the earthquake has damaged severely, we still try to enable the evacuees to be as independent as possible.

e.g. Given (the fact) that ordinary people are bombarded by all different kinds of ads, selecting a suitable product is not that easy.

There was a time when ….曾經(jīng)有那么一度。。。。

There was a time when I felt lonely.有段時間我感到很孤獨

Other than 與not, no ,none 等否定詞連用表示肯定意思。Eg.

It was none other than Mr. Smith .這正是 Smith 先生

Not until…. Did/ do/ does/ will sb do….

It was/is not until …. that sb…

1.I won't go to bed until I finish me homework.

2.We will not leave until he comes.

3.不倒裝 He didn't give up smoking until he got a serious disease. 

4.倒裝 Not until he got a serious disease did he give up smoking.

5.He did not have lunch until his mother came back

6.強調(diào)句： 

It was not until his mother came back that he had lunch. 

7.倒裝句： 

Not until his mother came back, did he have lunch.

8.My dad had not come back until I went to bed. 

9.Mr Green have not been happy until his son come to be a top student.

10.I have not realized how upset my mother is until I find the teaars in her eyes.

It’s (un)like sb to do / to have done做某事像某人/做某事不像某人

It remains to be seen wh-words ….是否。。。。。還有待看。（不用that/ if 作連接詞）

1.It remains to be seen who will be the victor in the contest.

誰將在這場比賽中獲勝還得等著瞧。

2.It remains to be seen whether they can talk him round.

得看看他們是否能把他談得回心轉意。

3.It remains to be seen whether they can talk him over

能否把他們談得回心轉意還有待觀察？

4.It remains to be seen whether I would ever again be able to hold a conversation with John.

我能否和約翰再次進行談話現(xiàn)在還不清楚。

5.It remains to be seen whether he can turn over a new page

還得看一看他是否能改過自新。

6.It remains to be seen (ie We shall know later) whether you are right

你是否正確, 以後可見分曉.

7.Yet it remains to be seen whether or not Deschamps will still be on the bench come 2007-08.

然而值得關注的是在即將到來的2007-08賽季中德尚是否還能出現(xiàn)在尤文的教練席上。

8.It remains to be seen whether the industry will embrace the products resulting from this technology

但工業(yè)界是否接受由此技術帶來的產(chǎn)品，人們還要拭目以待。

9.It remains to be seen if the phenomenon of undergraduates speaking Mandarin in the campus will also be “corrected”.

現(xiàn)在，大專校園內(nèi)的講華語現(xiàn)象，會不會被“糾正”一番，是值得大家注意的事。

10.While it remains to be seen whether or not environmental deterioration can be controlled , the current prospects are far from encouraging .

環(huán)境惡化是否能得到控制這個問題仍然沒有答案，但目前的前景一點兒也不樂觀。

It only remains for sb to do ….. 剩下的知識要某人做某事

We’ve got everything ready. It only remains for you to come to dinner.

One moment….., and now…. 剛才一會兒還在做。。。。而現(xiàn)在卻。。。

Not all/ both/ everyone 。。。。。。表示部分否定

Not everyone likes this book. 并非人人都喜歡這本書。

Such is /are …. 這（些）就是。。。。(謂語動詞單復數(shù)由后面的名次決定)

Such is human nature

Such is life.

Such are all their own beliefs persisted

I’d rather (not) do / have done… 我寧愿。。。。

I would rather watch TV at home than go to the cinema.

I’d rather + 從句（過去時或過去完成時）

We’d rather he paid us the money tomorrow.