牛津實用英語語法:117 it is和there is的比較
關于it is的用法
以下這些例子有助于防止把這兩種形式混淆:
A it is+形容詞;there is+名詞:
It is foggy./There is a fog.
有霧。
It was very wet./There was a lot of rain.
很濕。/下了不少雨。
It wont be very sunny./There wont be much sun.
天氣不會很晴朗。
B it is與there is都可以表示時間和距離:
It is a long way to York.
到約克路很遠。
There is a long way still to go.
還有很長的路要走。(我們還有好多英里的路程。)It is time to go home.
該回家了。(我們一般是6點回家而現在6點了。)
There is time for us to go home and come back here again before the filmstarts.
在電影開演之前我們有時間先回家一趟再回到這里。(還有足夠的時間)
C there is+名詞/代詞和用于識別人或物的 it is+名詞/代詞的比較:
There is someone at the door.I think its the man to read the meters.
門口有個人。我想他是來抄(水、電等)表的。
There is a key here.Is it the key of the safe?
這里有一把鑰匙。是開保險箱的嗎?
D 用于分裂句的it is()以及there is的比較:
It is the grandmother who makes the decisions.
做出決定的是老奶奶。(是老奶奶而不是家里的其他成員)
and theres the grandmother,who lives in the granny-flat.
還有老奶奶,住在專用套房里的那位。(有老奶奶其人)
關于it is的用法
以下這些例子有助于防止把這兩種形式混淆:
A it is+形容詞;there is+名詞:
It is foggy./There is a fog.
有霧。
It was very wet./There was a lot of rain.
很濕。/下了不少雨。
It wont be very sunny./There wont be much sun.
天氣不會很晴朗。
B it is與there is都可以表示時間和距離:
It is a long way to York.
到約克路很遠。
There is a long way still to go.
還有很長的路要走。(我們還有好多英里的路程。)It is time to go home.
該回家了。(我們一般是6點回家而現在6點了。)
There is time for us to go home and come back here again before the filmstarts.
在電影開演之前我們有時間先回家一趟再回到這里。(還有足夠的時間)
C there is+名詞/代詞和用于識別人或物的 it is+名詞/代詞的比較:
There is someone at the door.I think its the man to read the meters.
門口有個人。我想他是來抄(水、電等)表的。
There is a key here.Is it the key of the safe?
這里有一把鑰匙。是開保險箱的嗎?
D 用于分裂句的it is()以及there is的比較:
It is the grandmother who makes the decisions.
做出決定的是老奶奶。(是老奶奶而不是家里的其他成員)
and theres the grandmother,who lives in the granny-flat.
還有老奶奶,住在專用套房里的那位。(有老奶奶其人)