itの特別用法

☆　次の英文を日本語に直せ。

①　What time is it now? ─ It is eight thirty.

②　Is it eleven o’clock? ─ Yes, it is.

③　It is seven to eleven.

＝It is eleven fifty-three.

④　It is half past nine.

＝It is nine thirty.

【問い】次の日本文を英語に直せ。

①　今９時ですか。─ いいえ，ちがいます。

②　今５時半ですか，それとも６時半ですか？─ ５時半です。

③　８時３分です。（２通りで）

④　１１時５８分です。（２通りで）

☆　次の英文を日本語に直せ。

①　What day of the week is (it) today? ─ It is Sunday today.

②　What day of the month is (it) today? ─ It is September 12.

☆　次の英文を日本語に直せ。

①　It is very warm today.

②　It isn’t fine this morning.

③　It is cloudy this afternoon.

④　How is the weather? ─ It is rainy today.

⑤　Is it cold in February? ─ Yes, it is.

⑥　Is it hot or cool in fall? ─ It is cool.

⑦　It is spring now.

⑧　How far is it from Tokyo to Hakata?

─ It is about one thousand kilometers.

【問い】次の英文について，それぞれ( )内の指示に従って答えよ。