It was about seven or eight days ago ________ we heard the news that he had gone to London.
这是一个强调句,空格处填that肯定是对的,我的猜想是:由于被强调的是时间,请问这里除了填that外,也可填when吗?
黎老师说得对,在 It is / was ... that...强调句中,即使被强调的是时间,也不能把 that 改为 when。比如下面这道高考题,尽管被强调的是时间,但答案只能选B,不能选A:
It was 80 years before Christopher Columbus crossed the Atlantic ___B___ Zheng He sailed to East Africa. (2012重庆卷)
A. when B. that C. after D. since