2013山东省高考英语一轮总复习人教版选修8课件：Unit1　A land of diversity——多元化的社会.pptVIP

(3)The reason why...is/was that...……的原因是……(表语从句常用that引导,而不用because) ①Tom came late for the meeting.That was because he was ill.汤姆开会迟到了,那是因为他病了。 ②Tom was ill.That was why he came late for the meeting.汤姆病了，那就是他开会迟到的原因。 ③The_reason_why Tom came late for the meeting was_that he was ill.汤姆开会迟到的原因是因为他病了。 2(教材P2)However，it_is_likely_that Native Americans were living in California at least fifteen thousand years ago. 然而，土著美国人有可能在一万五千年前就在加州生活着。 【点津】　本句中it为形式主语，真正的主语为that从句。 It is likely that...……是可能的，此句型可转化为：sb./sth.be likely to do sth.某人/物可能做某事。 ①She’s very likely to ring me tonight. ＝It’s very likely