4.Millions of people turned out to vote on Saturday.
turn out结果是,原来是,出席(某项活动)
例句:He said he was a doctor; but later he turned out to be a cheat.
他自称是个医生, 结果证明他是个骗子。
The day turned out (to be) a fine day.
那天倒是好天气。
5.Iran has expelled a diplomat from Bahrain in reprisal for the Gulf state’s expulsion of the Iranian chargé d'affaires earlier today.
in reprisal for为了报复……而
例句:The assassination was in reprisal for invasion.
刺杀行动是为了报复敌人入侵。
1.Angry protesters are said to have set fire to local offices of the ruling Baath Party and a court building.
Angry protesters are said to可以换成It's said的形式:It's said that angry protesters have set fire to...
it的各种用法归纳:
1.It is 被强调部分 that
该句型是强调句型,将被强调的放在前面,其他部分置于之后,强调的主语如果是人,可以用来替换,如果把这种句型结构划掉后,应该是一个完整无缺的句子,这也是判断强调句型与其他从句的方法。
It was they that (who) cleaned the classroom yesterday. It was in the street that I met her father.
2. It is not until 被强调的部分 that