4. When it comes to determining the purpose of life, even the wisest philosophers are just
guessing.
1. The meeting is likely to be held next week. / it is likely that the meeting will be held next… 2. It is said that smoking is likely to cause heart diseases and other diseases. 3. Young people rather than old people are more likely to prefer pop songs. 4. She turned on the TV, but found nothing that was likely to interest her.
5. It is likely that the newly-built language lab will soon be open to all the teachers and 1． It is possible that working or living in an air-conditioned room from morning till night will
cause people to get ill. 2． It is impossible for them to have a thorough knowledge of the local culture.
It is hard to imagine / believe / foresee…
1. 当别的孩子在玩耍的时候，很难想象一个学生能集中思想在课本上。 2. 很难想象这位电影明星在电影界一直活跃了长达半个世纪之久。（remain） 3. 很难预计她是否下周能康复。
4. 我们很难预见将来，所以眼下我们要做的就是珍惜现在所有的。(cherish) 5. 难以相信他一辈子除了工作没有任何业余爱好。
It is no /not any good /use doing 1. 牛奶打泼，哭也没用。
2. 世界上没有后悔药，你应该知道重要的是你要全力避免再犯同样的错误。 3. 光学不练是没用的，“熟能生巧”这句话很有道理。 4. 和他们争论没有什么好处。
5. 像那样谈论是没什么好处的，我们必须制定一个计划，然后加以实施。
There is no need (for sb) to do sth
1. 阅读时，你不必碰到每个新单词就查字典。 2. 你没有不要对自己太苛刻。(be hard on)
3. 既然你们已经达成协议，就没有必要求助于律师。 4. 没有必要把我看作是你的老师，我们可以相互学习。
There is no doubt that…
1． 毫无疑问，每个人都有选择自己生活方式的权利。 2． 毫无疑问，政府将采取措施防止这种疾病的蔓延。
3． 毫无疑问，教育应将重点放在学生的个性发展上，而不是分数上。(personality) 4． 毫无疑问，她能达到目标，因为她坚信：有志者，事竟成。
There is no/ little possibility that.. / of doing…
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1. 一个小时之内完成这份试卷是不可能的。
2. 不久的将来人们有可能找到石油的替代品吗？(substitute) 3. 那些过多地注意荣誉和金钱的科学家不可能获得诺贝尔奖。
There is no / not much / any point (in) doing … 1. 进一步讨论这个事没什么意义。
2. 向他们埋怨没有什么意义，他们根本不会理睬。(take any notice) 3. 你认为和她为鸡毛蒜皮的小事争论不休有意义吗？
There is no denying that …
1. 不可否认，他们的生活质量每况愈下。
2. 不可否认，电脑使我们的生活更方便，但也存在有一些问题。(there exist)
1. It’s hard to imagine that a student can focus on his textbook while other children are playing. 2. It’s hard to imagine that the film star could remain active in the film circle for as long as half
a century.
3. It’s hard to foresee whether she will recover next week.
4. It’s hard for us to foresee the future, so what we should do at present is to cherish what we
have now.
5. It’s hard to believe that he hasn’t any hobby except his job all his life.
1．It is no use crying over the spilt milk. 4．It is no good arguing with them.
2． It is no use crying over the spilt milk and you should know what’s important is to try your
best to avoid making the same mistakes once again.
3．It is no use learning without practice. The saying “Practice makes perfect” is very true. 5．It is no good talking like that. We must make a plan and carry it out.
1． There is no need for you to look up for every new word you come across/ meet with / run
into while (you are) reading / in reading.
2.There is no need for you to be so hard on yourself.
3. Now that you have reached / arrived at an agreement, there is no need to turn to the lawyer. 4. There is no need to look on me as your teacher and we can learn from each other.
1. There is no doubt that everybody has a right to choose his own way of living/ life.
2. There is no doubt that the government will take measures to prevent this disease from spreading.
3.There is no doubt that education should put / lay emphasis on the development of students’ personality instead of marks/ scores.
4.There is no doubt that she can accomplish her ambition, because she firmly believes/ holds a firm belief that where there is a will, there is a way.
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1. There is no possibility that the examination paper can be finished within one and a half
hours.
2. Is there any possibility of people’s finding a substitute for oil in the near future?
3. There is little possibility that the scientists who pay too much attention to honour and money
will be awarded the Noble Prize. 1． There is no point in discussing the issue further.
2． There is not much point in complaining to them; they never take any notice. 3． Do you think there is any point arguing with her over such small matters? 1. There is no denying that the quality of their life has gone form bad to worse.
2. there is no denying that computers make our life more convenient, but there exist some
problems.
There happened/s to be There seemed/s to be
1． 今天下午碰巧有一个会议。
2． 那只用报纸包起来的瓶子里碰巧有治压痛的药。 3． 所幸爆炸发生时屋里恰好没人。 4． 似乎没有理由推迟这个讲座。 5． 似乎没有多大他会来的希望。 6． 对提出的建议似乎没有反对意见。
It (so) happened/s that It seemed/s that
2. 昨天在晚会上我碰巧碰到了你上次提到的那位著名的科学家。 3. 如此碰巧史密斯先生没有参加晚会因为那天他的母亲病的很重。 4. 这家商店似乎属于我叔叔工作的那家公司。
5. 上海的超市似乎正沿用西方国家“越大越好”的模式。 6. 看来这一次部长不能对记者提出的问题避而不答了。
It matters much / a lot
It matters little = it doesn’t matter
1． 对一名求职者而言，能否给面试官留下良好的第一印象至关重要。 2． 去做值得做的事情至关重要。 3． 如果你迟到，没多大关系。
4． 谁提出这个建议无关紧要，只要这个建议使我们得益处。
What (really) matters (to sb) is ….
1． 对我们来说，重要的不是赢，而是参与。
2． 真正重要的是不在于别人怎样看待你，而是你怎样看待自己。
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3． 我们能赚多少钱无关紧要，对我们来说，重要的是保持健康。
not …but
1. 真正重要的不是你所说的， 而是你所做的。(it is … that ) 2. 使我惊讶的不是他所说的话，而是他说话的方式。
3. 遇到困难时，我们需要的不是彼此埋怨，而是相互帮助。
It is obvious / apparent that
1. 这部电影显然不适合青少年。
2. 很显然，定期进行体育锻炼对我们的健康有益处。 3. 很显然，这两个国家经常的交流已加强了他们的关系。
1． There happens to be a meeting this afternoon. 2． There happens to be some medicine for toothache in the bottle wrapped in the
newspaper. 3． Fortunately there happened to be no one in the house at the time of the explosion. (Fortunately it happened that there was no one…)
4. There seems to be no reason to postpone the lecture.
5. There doesn’t seem to be much hope that he’ll come / of him coming.
6. There seem to be no objections to the suggestion put forward by Mr. Johnson.
1． It happened that at the evening party yesterday I met the famous scientist (whom) you
mentioned last time. 2． It so happened that Mr Smith failed to attend the party because his mother was
seriously ill that day. 3． It seems that the shop belongs to the company where my uncle works.
4． It seems that the supermarkets in Shanghai are following the pattern of “bigger is
better” form the western countries. 5． It seemed that this time the minister couldn’t avoid answering the questions raised by
journalists.
1． It matters a lot whether a job hunter/ seeker can make a good first impression on the
interviewer. 2． It matters much to do what is worth doing. 3． It doesn’t matter if you’re late.
4． It matters little who puts forward the suggestion as long as the suggestion benefits us. 1． What matters to us is not to win but to take part.
2． What really natters is not how others feel about you but what you think of yourself.
3．It doesn’t matter how much money we can earn, but what really matters to us is to keep fit /
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