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3.3 用于陈述事实的句型

以下这14个句型常用来陈述一个事实,它们在Part 1和Part 2中都很常用。

句型 1 There be ... 有……

例句: There is a French test this week.

这周有一场法语考试。

There are many kinds of books in that new bookstore, so you can choose whatever interests you.

那家新开的书店有很多类型的书,所以你可以挑选任何你感兴趣的书。

详解: there be句型表示“存在,有”,即“在某地有某物”,不表示“拥有”,大家不要将它与have的用法弄混。

句型 2 It’s a good idea to do sth. 做某事是个好主意

例句: It’s a good idea to apply for these two universities together.

同时申请这两所大学是个好主意。

It’s a good idea to take some sandwiches and apples in case there is no restaurant for us to have lunch.

带上些三明治和苹果是个好主意,以防那里没有餐厅吃午饭。

详解: 在这个句型中,it是形式主语,不定式to do sth.为真正的主语。

句型 3 Despite the fact that ... 尽管……

例句: Despite the fact that many people know fast food is unhealthy, they still often eat fast food.

尽管很多人知道快餐不健康,但他们仍然经常吃快餐。

Despite the fact that there are more and more good movies today, Harry Potter is still my favourite.

尽管如今有越来越多的好电影,但《哈利·波特》仍然是我最喜欢的电影。

详解: 在这个句型中,that引导一个同位语从句,例句中逗号后面的句子为主句。

句型 4 In fact / As a matter of fact, ... 事实上,……

例句: In fact / As a matter of fact, I prefer playing tennis with my family at weekends.

事实上,周末的时候我更喜欢和家人一起打网球。

In fact / As a matter of fact, I failed the maths exam.

事实上,我数学考试不及格。

详解: in fact和as a matter of fact的用法和意思都一样,表示“事实上”或者“实际上”。

句型 5 As we all know, ... 正如我们所知,……

例句: As we all know, fruit is good for our health.

正如我们所知,水果对我们的健康有好处。

As we all know, London is an international financial centre.

正如我们所知,伦敦是一个国际金融中心。

详解: as表示“正如”,后面可以接一个句子。在这个句型中,as作为连词和we all know一起为从句部分,逗号后面的句子为主句。

句型 6 I prefer to ... 我更喜欢/更想……

例句: I prefer to go to the exhibition and see some nice paintings.

我更想去看展览,去欣赏一些漂亮的画作。

I prefer to travel to Europe because I’ve never been there.

我更想去欧洲旅游,因为我从来没去过那里。

详解: prefer表示“更喜欢”,暗含与其他同类事物比较之意,而like只表示“喜欢”。

近义句型: prefer doing ... 更喜欢做……

prefer doing用于表示长期的喜好,而prefer to do则用于表示一时的情况。

例句: I usually prefer listening to pop music.

我通常更喜欢听流行音乐。

句型 7 It takes sb. some time to do sth. 某人花了多长时间做某事

例句: It usually takes me about half an hour to get to the nearest department store.

我通常要花大概半小时才能到达最近的百货公司。

It took Tracy more than three hours to decorate her room.

特蕾西花了三个多小时来装饰自己的房间。

详解: 在这个句型中,it是形式主语,后面的to do sth.为真正的主语。

句型 8 so / such ... that ... 如此……以至于……

例句: The young man was so happy that he couldn’t help crying.

这个年轻人特别高兴,情不自禁地哭了。

It is such a beautiful city that I really enjoyed my stay there.

那是个非常美丽的城市,我真的很享受待在那里的那段时光。

详解: so后面需要接形容词或副词,such后面接名词或名词短语,that后面接一个完整的句子。

句型 9 As soon as ... 一……,就……

例句: As soon as Sally opened the door, she saw Lucy standing outside.

萨莉一打开门,就看见露西站在外面。

I fell in love with this bike as soon as I saw it.

我一见到这辆自行车,就爱上了它。

详解: 这个句型多用于Part 2的故事写作中。as soon as后面需要接一个句子。

句型 10 To one’s ... 让某人……的是

例句: To his disappointment, he found nothing in the box.

让他失望的是,他在盒子里什么也没找到。

To their surprise, there were a lot of gold coins in the cave.

让他们惊讶的是,山洞里有很多金币。

详解: 这个句型多用于Part 2的故事写作中。to one’s后面接表示情感的名词。 例如: to one’s satisfaction“让某人满意的是……”,to one’s joy“让某人高兴的是……”,to one’s regret“让某人遗憾/后悔的是……”。

句型 11 in case ... 以防……

例句: Please take your raincoat in case it rains.

请带上雨衣,以防下雨。

You’d better make an appointment in case Dr Lee is out.

你最好预约一下,以防李医生不在。

详解: in case后面需要接句子,同义短语in case of后面则要接名词或名词短语。

例句: Please take your raincoat in case of rain.

请带上雨衣,以防下雨。

句型 12 It is / was the first time for sb. to do sth. 这是某人第一次做某事

例句: It is the first time for me to cook dinner for guests.

这是我第一次为客人们做晚餐。

It was the first time for Jessica to perform on the stage, so she was very nervous.

这是杰西卡第一次在台上表演,所以她非常紧张。

详解: 在这个句型中,it为形式主语,句子真正的主语是后面的不定式to do sth.。

句型 13 turn out to be ... 原来是……; 结果是……

例句: His first talk show turned out to be very successful.

他的第一次脱口秀结果非常成功。

This film turned out to be the worst one.

这部电影结果是最糟糕的一部。

详解: 这个句型多用于故事写作中,用来表达一件事情的结果和预期相差很大。turn out to be后面可以接形容词、名词或名词短语。

近义句型: prove to be ... 结果是……;被证明是……

例句: This proved to be the most valuable investment for the family.

这最终证明是家里最有价值的投资。

句型 14 It was long before ... 过了很久才……

例句: It was long before he received the admission to Cambridge.

过了很久他才收到剑桥大学的录取通知书。

It would be long before they could get over this difficulty.

他们需要很久才能熬过这个难关。

详解: 这个句型多用于故事写作中,before后面要接一个完整的句子。

反义句型: It was not long before ... 没过多久就……

例句: It was not long before he set up his own company.

没过多久,他就开了一家自己的公司。 3Y8MGVd05z9RFOVl7DtUS9yMrlHRTA+WWkNDl8ATpjynxmfukIqGVrDV5yctdrkW

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