强调句与 it 句型:It is … that
这一讲解决It is...that结构的“双重身份”问题。在真题里,它要么是强调句(强调状语/主语/宾语),要么是it作形式主语的主语从句,甚至只是普通代词或固定句型。长得一模一样,拆法完全不同,一拆错整句翻译就跑偏。
怎么读
强调句的剥离还原法
真题最爱强调状语。看句1,It is not by chance that...,把It is和that一删,剩下the Funeral March is not... by chance,句子完整通顺,这就是强调句。翻译时把被强调部分not by chance还原到原位,译为“并非偶然”。
形式主语的顺译法
真题里更常见的是形式主语。看句2,It is unarguable that...,删掉It is和that,剩下unarguable our laboratories... demand...,名词直接接主语,语法崩塌。这说明that后面是真正的主语从句,it是占位的。翻译时先翻that后从句,再补上“是无可争辩的”。
伪装者:代词与固定句型
别看到It is...that就上头。句3的It was a really bad move里,It就是普通代词指代上文;句5的It is not that... but it is...是“不是因为...而是因为...”固定句型,that引导原因从句。这两种都不能用剥离法硬拆。
真题例句拆解
以下句子全部取自本站 2010-2026 年英语一、英语二真题原文,未做改写;主干摘取与翻译为本站整理。
It is not by chance that the Funeral March is not the last movement of the Eroica Symphony, but the second, so that suffering does not have the last word.
主干the Funeral March is not the last movement of the Eroica Symphony, but the second, so that suffering does not have the last word
葬礼进行曲不是英雄交响曲的最后一个乐章而是第二个,这并非偶然,因此苦难并没有占据最后的主导地位。
看点强调句。去掉It is和that后,not by chance还原至句末,主干逻辑完整,强调的是方式状语not by chance。
It is unarguable that our laboratories, scientific instruments, rockets and satellites — the tools we scientists need to measure the planet’s pulse — demand significant amounts of energy both in their construction and operation.
主干It is unarguable that our laboratories, scientific instruments, rockets and satellites demand significant amounts of energy
不可否认的是,我们的实验室、科学仪器、火箭和卫星——我们科学家用来测量地球脉搏的工具——在建造和运行过程中都需要消耗大量能源。
看点形式主语。去掉It is和that后,unarguable直接接主语从句,语法不成立,that后为真正主语。
“It was a really bad move because that’s not my passion,” says Ning, whose dilemma about the job translated, predictably, into a lack of sales.
主干It was a really bad move
“这真是个糟糕的决定,因为那不是我的热情所在,”宁说,他对工作的困境不出所料地转化为了销售业绩的下滑。
看点人称代词。It指代上文的具体决定,that引导原因状语从句,均非强调句或形式主语结构。
It is __18__ that around 12,000 to 15,000 caravanserais were built along the Silk Road, __19__ only about 3,000 are known to remain today, many of which are in __20__.
主干It is __18__ that around 12,000 to 15,000 caravanserais were built along the Silk Road
据估计,丝绸之路沿线建造了约1.2万至1.5万个商队客栈,而如今已知仅存约3000个,其中许多处于残破状态。
看点形式主语。空格处填入estimated等形容词,去掉It is和that后结构崩塌,that后为真正主语从句。
It is not that pink is intrinsically bad, but it is such a tiny slice of the rainbow and, though it may celebrate girlhood in one way, it also repeatedly and firmly fuses girls' identity to appearance.
主干It is not that pink is intrinsically bad, but it is such a tiny slice of the rainbow
这并不是因为粉色本身不好,而是因为它只是彩虹中极小的一部分,尽管它可能在某种程度上赞颂了少女时代,但它也反复且坚定地将女孩的身份与外表融合在一起。
看点固定句型。It is not that... but (it is)...表“不是因为...而是因为...”,that引导原因状语从句,不可剥离。
It is curious that Stephen Koziatek feels almost as though he has to justify his efforts to give his students a better future.
主干It is curious that Stephen Koziatek feels almost as though he has to justify his efforts
令人好奇的是,斯蒂芬·科齐亚特克几乎觉得他必须为自己给学生创造更好未来的努力进行辩护。
看点形式主语。去掉It is和that后,curious直接接人名,语法破裂,that后为主语从句,it作形式主语。
常见陷阱
- 看到It is...that就无脑当强调句还原,导致形式主语句翻译语无伦次。
- 遇到It is not that... but that...误判为强调句的否定形式。
- 剥离强调句时,把被强调的状语随手乱放,导致主干逻辑错乱。
做题检查清单
- 圈出It is/was和that/who,尝试在脑中删去它们。
- 把剩余部分拼在一起,看是否构成语法完整的句子。
- 若完整则是强调句,还原翻译;若残缺则是形式主语,顺译从句。
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