| 1 | It is...that...(强调句) | 正是…… | It was yesterday that I met him. → 正是在昨天我遇见了他。 |
| 2 | It is...that...(形式主语) | ……的是…… | It is important that you come. → 重要的是你要来。 |
| 3 | not...until... | 直到……才…… | He didn't leave until I came. → 直到我来他才离开。 |
| 4 | too...to... | 太……而不能…… | He is too young to drive. → 他太年轻不能开车。 |
| 5 | so...that... / such...that... | 如此……以至于…… | She is so kind that everyone loves her. → 她如此善良以至于人人都喜欢她。 |
| 6 | It is said/reported that... | 据说/据报道…… | It is said that he is rich. → 据说他很富有。 |
| 7 | the+比较级, the+比较级 | 越……就越…… | The more you read, the more you know. → 你读得越多,知道得就越多。 |
| 8 | 被动语态 | 加"被/由/受"或译主动 | The book was written by him. → 这本书是他写的。(主动译法) |
| 9 | 定语从句(短) | ……的 + 名词 | The man who is standing there is my uncle. → 站在那里的那个男人是我叔叔。 |
| 10 | 定语从句(长) | 独立成句,重复先行词 | He bought a car, which cost him $20,000. → 他买了一辆车,这辆车花了他两万美元。 |