60 不定式作主語:It + … + to do sth. Track 060
(1)It + … + to do sth.
不定式作主語,常見的是用it作形式主語,放在句首,將真正的主語——動(dòng)詞不定式(短語)放在句子后面。
a. It is easier to spend money than to make money.
b. It takes time to study English well.
注意:此處形式主語it不能用this或that來替換。
This(A) is impossible for(B) people to stare directly(C) at the sun. 人們不可能直視太陽。
答案:A。This 改為It。
(2)不定式結(jié)構(gòu)也可直接置于句首作主語,此時(shí)謂語動(dòng)詞要用單數(shù)形式
例句
a. To err is human; to forgive, divine.
犯錯(cuò)人皆難免,寬恕則屬超凡。
b. To solve this problem takes a genius like Einstein.
c. To love for the sake of being loved is human, but to love for the sake of loving is angelic.
d. To send a letter is a good way to go somewhere without moving anything but your heart.