[代词] It的几种特殊用法
It 何时可以指人
a.Jim is at the door.____wants to see you.
b.Someone is at the door.____must be Jim.
A.That,It B.It,He C.He,It D.who, He
此题应选C。第a句填代词he,是因为前面一句用了Jim这一身份和性别都很明确的名词;第b句填代词it,是因为前面一句用了someone这一指代不明确的代词。
一般说来,在指代身份或性别明确的人时,通常要根据情况用代词he/she;若是指代身份或性别不明的人,则用代词it:
I don't know who it is.我不知道那是谁。
A tall man stood up and shook hands with her.It was the general manager.一个高个子站起来同她握了手,他是总经理。
Someone must have been here.But we have no idea who it was.一定有人来过,但我们不知道是谁。
There was somebody standing in front of the shop, but I couldn't see who it was.商店前站着一个人,但我没看清是谁。
A:Who has let out the secret?是谁泄漏了秘密?
B:It must be a big mouth.一定是个快嘴。
A:I hear a knock at the door.我听见有人在敲门。
B:It must be the postman.一定是邮递员来了。
A:Do you know who that is?你知道那个人是谁吗?
B:I suppose it is Mary's father.我想那是玛丽的父亲。
It 用法特例
I hate ____ when people ask me for money.
A.it B.that C.these D.them
此题应选A,这是it一种比较特殊的用法,虽然一般书上论述不多,但它却经常出现在各级各类考试中,比如1998年的高考英语就有这样一道题:
I hate ____when people talk with their mouths full.
A.it B.that C.these D.them
此题答案为A。
适合于以上用法的动词不多,常见的主要有hate,like,当它们后面接有when /if从句时,从句前应有it:
I don' t like it when she tells me how to do things.我不喜欢她对我做事指手划脚。
She won't like it if you arrive late.她不喜欢你迟到。
He hates it when people use her bike.他讨厌别人用她的自行车。
I hate it if you say such things in public.我讨厌你在大庭广众之下说那样的事。
有时动词appreciate后接if从句,从句前也要用it:
I would appreciate it very much if you would help me with it.
如果你能帮助我做这事,我会十分感激。
I should much appreciate it if you would arrange this for us.
如果你能替我安排这事我将非常感激。
It在某些固定句式中的使用
Does ____ matter if he can't finish the job on time?
A.this B.that C.he D.it
此题选D。注意在以下句式中通常都用it作主语:
It looks as if he is very rich.他看起来好像很富有。
It seems that he is interested in music.他似乎对音乐有兴趣。
It appears as if they have lost interest.看来他们已失去了兴趣。
It happened that he was there with us.碰巧他当时和我们在一起。
It matters little if I miss my bus.即使我没搭上公共汽车也没什么大不了的。
顺便说一下It doesn't matter.的有关用法:
1.It doesn't matter.单独使用(即其后不接词)时,也可说成That doesn't matter.其意为"没关系"(主要用来回答道歉和表示某事不是很重要):
A:Would you go there with me?你愿和我一起去吗?
B:I'd like to,but I have to post these letters.我很愿意去,但我要去寄这些信。
A:That /It doesn't matter.没关系。
2.It doesn't matter.若不是单独使用,而是在其后跟有从句,则句首的it便不能改为that:
It doesn't matter to me whether she is pleased or not.她是否满意对我而言并不重要。