BBC news 2009-05-29 加文本

1.So what they have been discussing at the moment is mostly the chances of restarting those peace talks and topping Mr. Abbas's agenda was the freeze of all Israeli settlement expansion on the West Bank and he got a very sympathetic ear from the President because Mr. Obama's reiterated that Israel had the obligation of stopping settlements.

【参考翻译】他们此刻探讨的最主要的问题是恢复和平谈判的机会。而位于阿巴斯议事日程首位的是终止以色列在约旦河西岸建立新的定居点。奥巴马总统对此表示了同情，因为他强调，以色列有义务终止定居点的建设。

【语法学习】what they have been discussing at the moment是主语从句。在句中作主语的名词性从句称为主语从句， 主语从句所对应的谓语动词通常用第三人称单数的形式。为了整个句子的平衡， 主语从句经常后置， 并用it充当形式主语(此时， that引导的主语从句若不放在句首， 可以省略引导词that)。例如： What she did is not yet known. 她干了什么尚不清楚。// Whoever comes is welcome. 不论谁来都欢迎。// It is a pity (that) we haven’t contacted for ages. 很遗憾， 我们几年没联系了。// It has not been decided where the meeting is to be held. 在哪里开会还没决定。// It doesn’t matter whether she will come or not. 她是否来这无关紧要。

　　注意： 不要混淆it 作形式主语指代主语从句与it引导强调句型的情况：

　　it作形式主语代替主语从句主要是为了平衡句子结构， 主语从句的连接词没有变化； it引导的强调句则是对句子某一部分进行强调， 无论强调的是什么成分， 都可用连词that(被强调部分指人时也可用who/whom) // 区分it 作形式主语指代主语从句与it引导强调句型的有效技巧是： 将“It be ... that ...”中的it be和that去掉后， 句子仍然成立的是强调句， 句子不能成立的是that引导的主语从句。例如： It was my suggestion that made him confident of success. 正是我的建议使他对成功有了自信。 去掉it be和that后可以构成完整的强调句型的原型“My suggestion made him confident of success.”， 因此本句属于强调句。

　　It is my suggestion that he needs more practice. 他需要更多的练习是我的建议。去掉it be和that后本句讲不通， 因此本句属于主语从句。

2.The Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has promised to resign if he is found to have lied about his links to a young woman Noemi Letizia.

【参考翻译】意大利总理西尔维奥·贝鲁斯科尼称，如果经调查表明他对他和十八岁女模莱蒂齐亚之间的关系说谎的话，他将辞职。

【语法学习】he is found to have lied宾语补足语

find是发现，发觉的意思。其后接宾语+宾补(分词、形容词、副词、名词、介词短语或to be)。作宾补的动词用现在分词还是过去分词取决于动词同宾语之间的关系。

A group of children were found playing on the playground. 有人发现一群孩子正在操场上玩耍。
We have found him (to be) a dishonest person. 我们发现他是一个不诚实的孩子。

I find it necessary to get a map while traveling. 我感到旅行的时候有必要搞到一张地图。

find后接从句

find后可接that-clause,表示"发现一个事实、道理"。
He found that some of the natives knew his language. 他发现有几个本地人懂他的语言。