感叹句与形式主语it

 

在通常情况下,我们会用形式主语it代替主语从句放在句首,而将主语从句放在句末,以避免句子头重脚轻。如:

That we shall be late is certain. 我们要晚了,这是确定无疑的。

It is certain that we shall be late. 我们肯定要迟到了。

What she did is not yet known. 她干了什么尚不清楚。

It’s not yet known what she did. 她做什么还不得而知。

但是,如果如是感叹句,则必须用形式主语it。如:

How strange it is that the children are so quiet! 真奇怪,孩子们如此安静!