It happened that...中的从句是主语从句吗
2024-09-03 10:40:35 学考宝 作者：佚名
问题描述
It happened that he was unfit for the office.
请问老师这个句子的 that 从句是主语从句吗？这句子怎么翻译？
谢谢老师。
老师答疑
曾老师：
我与黎老师的分析稍有不同，不一定对。提出来供网友们参考。
关于这个问题，张道真《英语常用动词用法词典》（P.359）上有具体的说明：
2. （happen）“恰好，碰巧”
用在由it引起的句子中，后面跟从句（it作为形式上的主语，代表后面的从句）：
It happened that the harvest was bad thatyear. 恰好那年收成不好。
It happened that he had to be present at a meeting. 恰好这天他得去参加一个会。
It happens that his sister is a close friend of mine. 碰巧他的姐姐是我的一个好朋友。
△有时候前面加so，意思没太多变化。
It so happened that both of them were there. 正好他们两人都在那儿。
And it so happened that the were getting together with the PLA fighters. 恰好这时他们正在和解放军战士联欢。
既然it作为形式上的主语，代表后面的从句，那么后面的that从句就是真正的主语。所以，上面所有例句中的that从句以及你问题中的that从句都应该是主语从句而不是表语从句。
沅老师：
同意曾老师的看法，《张道真英语语法》在第513页也有类似说明：
绝大多数包含主语从句的句子都借助先行词 it 作为形式上的主语，而把主语从句放到句子后部去。这种先行主语后有四类常见的结构（以下为原文照录，但其中的下划线为本人所加）：
a. be+形容词+从句：
It’s strange that it hasn’t been noticed before. 很奇怪，以前没人注意到这一点。
It was plain to everyone that she was offended. 大家都能看出她是生气了。
How is it possible that a man can fall so low? 一个人怎么可能堕落到这个地步?
From the photographs it seems clear (that) she was no beauty. 从这些相片上看，显然她不是一个美人。
b. be+名词+从句：
It’s a shame (that) he didn’t come. 很遗憾他没来。
It was a fearful disappointment to us that you didn’t come to theparty. 你没来参加晚会使我们非常失望。
It’s a pity (that) he didn’t finish college. 真遗憾他大学没毕业。
It’s a wonder that he is still alive. 他还活着，真是奇迹。
c. 动词 (+宾语或状语) +从句：
It happened that the harvest was bad that year. 恰好那年收成不好。
It struck me that nobody was in favour of the change. 我突然感到没有人赞成这种改变。
It suddenly occurred to him that this was an act he could never do. 他突然想到这是他绝不能做的一件事。
It grieved her that George could not sleep there. 她很伤心，乔治不能在那里睡。
d. 动词的被动语态+从句：
It was agreed that the transaction should be kept secret. 双方同意这项交易应当保密。
It was felt that there had been some duplication of effort. 大家感到努力有些重复。
It is said that there has been an earthquake in Japan. 据说日本发生了一次地震。
It was reported that they had brought down two enemy planes. 据报导他们击落了两架敌机。
黎老师：
It happened that he was unfit for the office.
这个句子的 that 从句不是主语从句，而是表语从句。这里的 happened 可以用 seemed 替换。又如：
It happened that I was not in London at the time. 碰巧那时我不在伦敦。（《英语常见问题解答大词典》增订版）
杨老师：
谢谢老师帮忙解答。
