2013年6月大学英语四级考试翻译：翻译中常见结构之形式主语
2013年6月大学英语四级考试翻译：翻译中常见结构之形式主语
•翻译方法固定，可当作短语直接翻译在句子最前面。
• It is reported that 据报道
• It is estimated that 据估计
• It is conjectured that 据推测
• It must be admitted tha t 必须承认
• It can not be denied that/There is no denying that 不可否认
• It can be said without fear of/exaggeration that 可以毫不夸张地说
综述
形式主语it 作为形式主语的it并无实际语义，只是为满足语法上的需要，避免句子头重脚轻，它代替的是句子的逻辑主语，概括起来会有如下情况：
不定式作逻辑主语
如：It is very kind of you to give me a hand in time.
It is my pleasure to address the meeting.
It was pretty hard for him to bring up the child on his own.
从句作逻辑主语
如：It so happened that the tickets were sold out.
It is extremely obvious that she has been lying about her identity.
It suddenly occurred to me that the message must have been hidden
between the layers of the briefcase.
动名词短语作逻辑主语
