1.It作先行主语和先行宾语的一些句型

She had said what it was necessary to say.

2.强调句型

It is not who rules us that is important,but how he rules us.

3.“All+抽象名词”或“抽象名词+itself”(very+形容词)

He was all gentleness to her.

4.利用词汇重复表示强调

A crime is a crime a crime.

5.“something(much)of”和“nothing(little)of”“something of”相当于“to some extent”，表示程度。在疑问句或条件从句中，则为“anything of”，可译为“有点”，“略微等。”“译为毫无”，“全无”。“much of”译为“大有”，“not much of”可译为“算不上”，“称不上”，“little of”可译为“几乎无”。 something like译为“有点像，略似。”

They say that he had no university education,but he seems to be something of a scholar.

6.“It is in(with)…as in(with)”

It is in life as in a journey.

7.“as good as…”相等于，无异; 几乎，实际上; 不亚于。

The merchant as good as promised the orphan boy,that he would adopt him.

8.“many as well…as”和“might as well…as”“many as well…as”可译为“与其……，不如……，更好”，“以这样做……为宜”，“如同……，也可以……”等等。“might as well…as”表示不可能的事，可译为“犹如……”，“可与……一样荒唐”，“与其那样不如这样的好”等等。

One may as well not know a thing at all as know it imperfectly.