IT 常用固定搭配
1. make it
(1)在口语当中相当于succeed,表示:成功、做到、说定、赶上、及时到达
例 It's hard to make it to the top in show business.
(2)在口语中相当于fix the date for,表示“约定好时间”
例 —Shall we meet next week? —OK. We just make it next Saturday.
2. as it is
(1)相当于in fact,in reality表示“事实上,实际情况是……”
We had planed to finish the task today,but as it is we probably won't finish it until next week.
(2)相当于方式状语从句,表示“照原样”
Leave the table as it is.
3. as it were
相当于as one might say,that is to say,表示“也就是说,可以说,换句话说”
例 He is,as it were,a modern Sherlock Holmes.
4. if it weren't for…/if it hadn't been for…
用来引导虚拟语气,相当于without,or but for,表示“如果不是……,要不是……”
例 If it weren't for Tom,I wouldn't be alive today.
5. that's it
(1)相当于That's all. That's so much. 表示“至此为止,没有别的了”
例 You can have one more sweet,and that's it.
(2)相当于 That's right.表示“对啦”
例 — I guess the key to the problem is thechoice “A” —That's it.
6. catch it
在口语中,相当于be punished/scolded for doing sth. wrong. 表示“因做错事而挨骂,受责备,受批评,受惩罚”
例 We'll really catch it form our teacher if we're late for class again.
7. have it
(1)相当于say,insist表示“说,主张,表明,硬说”
例 Rumour has it that they are getting divorced.
(2)相当于get to know something,表示“了解,知道,获悉”
例 I had it from John that she was going abroad.
8. have what it takes 在口语中,相当于be well qualified for,表示“具有成功的条件”
You can take it from me that your daughter has what it takes to be a star.
9. so it seems / appears.
10. Keep at it!(Don't give up!) Keep it up 再接再厉
相当于go on,表示“继续做,不放弃” 例 My teacher asked me to keep at it.
11. Go it!(Go on!)拼命干,莽撞
12. Now you have done it!(You have done sth. wrong.)
13. Now you'll catch it!(You'll be punished.)
14. As it happened,… 在口语中,相当于it's a pity that…,表示“真不凑巧,真遗憾”
例 As it happened,they were out.
15. As it turned out,…
在口语中,相当于it was found to be in the end,表示“最后被证明是”
例 As it turned out,his statement was false.
16. Such as it is(they are)
在口语中,相当于although it may not be worth much,表示“虽然没有多大价值”
例 You can borrow my exam notebook,such as it is.
17. Take it/things easy.
相当于Don't worry or don't hurry. 用来劝告别人,表示“不要慌,别担心,存住气”
例 Take it easy! He will do it well.
18. Take it from me.
在口语中,相当于believe me what I say.表示“请相信我的话,我敢担保”
例 You can take it from me that he will make it this time.
19. For what it is worth…
在口语中,相当于although I'm not sure it's of value,表示“不管其价值如何”
例 Here is the article I promise you,for what it's worth.
20. Worth it
在口语中,相当于useful,表示“有好处,值得做”
例 Don't hesitate about it! It's worth it.
21. Believe it or not.表示“信不信由你”
例 Believe it or not,Tom is getting married to Mary next Sunday.
22. Take it or leave it. v. 要么接受要么放弃
例 That is my last offer. You can take it or leave it.
23. It all depends/that all depends
在口语中,相当于it hasn't been decided yet,表示“那得看情况,还没有定下来”
例 —Are you going to the countryside for holiday? —It/That all depends.
24. It's up to sb. 在口语中,表示“由……决定,由……负责,取决于……”
例 —Shall we go out for dinner? —It's up to you.
25.(You've /I've) Got it. 懂了,明白了
26.Forget it 算了吧,别在意,没关系
27.It can't be helped. 没有办法/ 这是不可避免的
28.It is hard to say. 情况很难说
29.It comes to nothing. 没有什么结果
30.Don't mention it. 不用谢
31.When it comes to..... 当谈到。。。;当涉及到。。。。
No one matches him when it comes to swimming. 谈到游泳,没有人比得过他。
32.have it out with sb 摊牌,与某人决一雌雄
I want to see him and have it out with him. 我想去找他把事情讲清楚。
33. Think sb is it 认为自己比别人重要,觉得自己了不起了
Just because he got a higher mark he really thinks he’s it.
34. Take it out of him 使精疲力尽 报复 强行从中拿走
The long journey seems to have taken it out of him. 长途跋涉看来已使他精疲力尽
35. Don't go it alone. 不要一个人干。
36. We can do nothing but chance it. 我们只有碰碰运气了。
It用法专项练习
1. — I saw no more than one motorbike in that shop. Will you go and buy_____?
— No, I’d rather find_____ in other shops.
A. one; one B. it; it C. one; it D. it; one
2. I would appreciate__ if you come to my grandma’s birthday party and say “hello” to her.
A. that B. it C. you D. one
3. — Have you got used to the Chinese food, Robert?
— Yes, but I don’t like_____ when a Chinese host keeps serving me the food I don’t like. A. this B. that C. those D. it
4. Mrs Stewards kept telling her son not to go online too frequently, but_____didn’t help.
A. she B. he C. it D. which
5. Was it in the lab which was taken charge of by Professor Zhang_____ they did the experiment?
A. when B. which C. where D. that
6. I was disappointed with the film I saw yesterday. I had expected_____ to be much better.
A. that B. this C. one D. it
7. Why don’t you bring_____ to his attention that you are too ill to go on working?
A. it B. you C. him D. this
8._____ is no good_____ without doing anything.
A. This; talking B. It; talk C. It; talking D. That; to talk
9. — My mother is 45 years old! — Really? She doesn’t look_____.
A. it B. young C. her D. this
10. The last bus has gone. Come on, we’ll have to foot_____.
A. them B. it C. you D. that
11. She finds_____ boring_____ at home alone.
A. it; staying B. that; being stayed C. this; to stay D. it; stayed
12. —Few children are as bright as he is, and also, he works very hard.
—_____ that he always gets the first place in any examination.
A. It’s no wonder B. It’s no question C. It’s no problem D. There’s no wonder
13. With so many people communicating in English every day,_____ will become more and more important to have a good knowledge of English.
A. it B. which C. that D. what
14. When_____ comes to repairing a machine, I have little knowledge of it.
A. that B. it C. one D. this
15. I don’t think you can make_____to the shore in the bad weather.
A. that B. one C. them D. it
16. We have made_____ clear that we are strongly against smoking in the office.
A. this B. that C. it D. one
17. The Pacific region will be one of the fastest growing areas in the world in the 21st century. ?_____shouldn’t be any doubt about it.
A. It B. That C. This D. There
18. —Why are you making so much noise? —I just can’t help_____.
A. so B. that C. this D. it
19._____ seems to be a strong competition in China for senior high students to enter college or university.
A. It B. Which C. What D. That
20. Many students in this school make__ a rule to come to the evening classes even on Saturdays.
A. this B. that C. it D. them
21. —Excuse me. I want to have a letter mailed, but I can’t find a post office.
—I know_____ nearby. Come on, I’ll show you.
A. it B. one C. that D. another
22. It was Wang Fang and her husband who sent the old man to hospital,_____?
A. did they B. didn’t they C. wasn’t it D. was it
23. —Why is it_____ Mr Smith seldom mentions his childhood?
—Perhaps he suffered a lot in his childhood.
A. which B. what C. how D. that
24. — Who is making so much noise in the garden?
—_____ the children._____
A. It is B. They are C. That is D. There are
25. It is the third time we_____ to wait for Anne. It’s so rude for her to make us all wait in the rush hour.
A. have B. have had C. had D. will have
26. I can’t remember how many days ago_____ a fight broke out between the husband and the wife.
A. it was when B. was it that C. it was that D. was it when
27. —Who’s knocking at the door? —_____me.
A. That’s B. This is C. He’s D. It’s
28._____ no need for us to discuss the problem again. It has already been settled.
A. It has B. There has C. It is D. There is
29. The Parkers bought a new house, but____will need a lot of work before they can move in.
A. they B. it C. one D. which
30. — Who knocked at the door?
— I’ve no idea. I just pretended nobody was at home, so I didn’t ask who_____ was.
A. he B. that C. she D. it
31. I want very much to buy a color TV set, but I can’t afford_____.
A. one B. it C. that D. this
32. The teacher kept telling the naughty boy that he shouldn’t play in class, but ? didn’t help.
A. he B. which C. she D. it
33. What a pity my new computer doesn’t work._____ must be something wrong with it.
A. It B. There C. This D. That
34. Has_____ been decided when we are to hold the sports?meeting?
A. that B. this C. it D. what
35._____ certain that his invention will lead to the development of production.
A. That’s B. This is C. It’s D. What’s