it的用法全归纳 it的所有用法总结全部( 二 ) _小知识

It occurred to me that we might visit them while we are in South Africa.
“在我看来我们在南非的时候可能会去看望他们。”

用于强调

We use it in cleft sentences. It emphasises the subject or object of the main clause.
Cambridge dictionary

“我们用it于强调语句。It强调主句的主语或者宾语。”
It was his sister who ran the marathon in New York, wasn’t it?
“是他的妹妹在纽约跑的马拉松，不是吗？”
It was Mary they promoted, not Laura.
“他们提职的是Mary，不是Laura 。”

用于被动语态

It is common with the passive voice. It makes the sentence seem less personal and more objective
Cambridge dictionary

“it经常用于被动语态。用it能让句子听上去不那么个人化，而是更客观。”
这里给两个例子
It was decided that we should all swim across the lake before breakfast.
“决定我们都应该在早饭前去湖里游泳。”
It is accepted that research into cancer has advanced considerably in the last few years.
【it的用法全归纳 it的所有用法总结全部】“在过去几年内对人们癌症的研究已经取得了相当大的进步是公认的。”