通常意义的形式宾语主要见于真正宾语为不定式、动名词、从句等且其后跟有宾语补足语时的情形, 即用于“动词+it+宾语补足语+真正的宾语”这样的结构。
*The Ministry of Education criticized schools for making it compulsory for students to clock in and out at specific times of the day. 教育部批评了学校规定学生必须每天打卡的做法。
*(2019·江苏高考)Melissa, his daughter, felt it more than worthwhile to save his music.
他的女儿Melissa觉得保存他的音乐很有价值。
一、动词+ it + that从句
1. sb. find/believe/think/feel/consider/make+it+n. +to do/that从句, 如:
*Miss Green thought it a great honor to be invited to speak to all of us.
格林小姐认为被邀请为我们所有人演讲是一件很光荣的事情。
*The professor considers it no good reading without understanding. 这位教授认为阅读而不理解没有益处。
*We all thought it a pity that the conference should have been canceled. 会议取消了, 我们都感到很遗憾。
2. sb. find/think/make+it+adj. +to do sth. /that 从句(宾语从句)
*I don’t feel it difficult to understand the math problem.
我觉得理解这道数学题并不难。
He thought it absolutely senseless attempting the impossible.
想做不可能的事情, 他认为这是完全没意义的。
*(2018·全国卷Ⅰ)In his introduction, he made it clear that our credits would be hard-earned.
在他的介绍之中, 他清楚地表明我们的学分不会轻易地获得。