刚才提了一个问题“It’s time that you went to bed中的it是形式主语吗”,突然想到另一个问题,就是这个It’s time后面的从句通常是用that来引导吧!它也可以用when来引导吗?
It's time...后的定语从句通常用that引导。若 time 后跟 when 从句,则其前面多有其他词如 a / the 等。如:
1. It was a time when anything seemed possible. 那是一个任何事可能发生的时代。
2. It was a time when she could not bear the pain and wantedto kill herself. 她曾经无法忍受病痛,想结束自己的生命。
3. It was a time when you could discover a new poet, meet a lifelong friend, fallin love and completely alter your world view, all within a single term; andthen do it all again next term. 那些日子里你能够在一个学期里发现一位新的诗人,遇见一个终生好友,谈一场恋爱,重塑你的世界观,然后再在第二个学期中将上述的事情通通重复一遍。
4. Some scientists claim that spring is not March, nor April, nor May. Instead, they say it is the time when the nights aregetting shorter, the days longer. 一些科学家主张春天非是始于三月,四月,或者五月。他们认为当夜晚逐渐变短白天开始变长,就是春回大地之时。
5.It is the time at which / that / when relatives and friends exchangevisits. 那是走亲访友的时间。
It’s time后面的定语从句可用的关系词有 when / at which / that,但是最常见的是不用关系词,或者用that 。例如:
It's time she went to bed. 她该上床睡觉了。
It's time you washed those trousers. 你该洗洗那条裤子了。
It's time we went home. 我们该回家了。
(《牛津英语用法指南》第三版第306.1节)
It's the time when you should get up. 你该起床了。