(4) extraordinary 異乎尋常的；令人驚奇的

It seems extraordinary to me that more guidance isn’t given to working mothers nowadays.

(5) fascinating 有極大吸引力的；迷人的

It’s fascinating to me that not many people know that I’m doing it.

(6) incomprehensible 難懂的；不可理解的

And it’s incomprehensible to me that you can learn piano without taking lessons.

(7) inconceivable 難以置信的；不可思議的

It is inconceivable to me that our President would enter into a discussion of any such agreement.

(8) incredible 不可相信的；難以置信的

It was incredible to me that he had worried that this package hadn’t come.

(9) interesting 有趣的；吸引人的

It was interesting to me that the farm boys form an attachment to something that is young like they are and treat it carefully and with curiosity.

(10) odd 奇特的；異常的

It was odd to me that he would be leaving then, only a few hours before the wedding at noon, ambling with a vague limp along the flagstone walk to the iron gate that creaked open onto Franklin Avenue.

(11) strange 不尋常的；不可思議的

It’s strange to me that we are still living in a world that would support someone being silent.

(12) striking 驚人的；顯著的

I think also, you know, it’s striking to me that we’ve hardly said anything about exercise at all, even though all the diet programs, including Nutri/System and Weight Watchers certainly tell their clients about exercise.

(13) surprising 令人驚奇的；出人意料的

But it was surprising to us that finally we took it back to that date, and I did that by making a vast wall.

(14) unimaginable 不能想象的；想象不到的

I’m telling you, it’s unimaginable to me that the people who work there are even still standing.

5.2.2“It+v-link+名詞+ that從句”  

5.2.2.1 “It+v-link+限定詞+名詞+ that從句”，that有時可以省略。 

1. THE “PITY” GROUP

These nouns indicate that someone thinks of a situation as being bad or shocking in some way.

(1) crime 罪過；罪

It is a crime that they’re forcing the doctors out of here.

(2) disappointment 失望；沮喪

So you see, it is a disappointment that your mother could not come.

(3) disaster 災難；不幸

It’s a disaster that some Arab leaders manipulated their own people to show in the media some support for Saddam Hussein.

(4) disgrace 丟臉；恥辱

It is a disgrace that Government Departments are not subjected to the same scrutiny and punishments.

(5) mistake 錯誤

He said actually that it was a mistake that he plead guilty.

(6) misfortune 厄運；不幸事故；災難

Is it a misfortune that 13 Catholic churches will have to close in San Francisco?

(7) outrage 憤慨；震怒

It is an outrage that our president threatens to gamble with our only source of reliable income.

(8) pity 可惜；遺憾

It is indeed a pity that these should have passed into the hands of a speculator.

(9) scandal 丑聞；丑事

But it’s a scandal that the U.N. properly is now trying to investigate.

(10) shame 真遺憾；多可惜

It’s a shame that the lawbreakers in Florida are being mistreated by other greedy lawbreakers.

(11) shock 令人震驚的事

Even with his lapses it was a shock that on Thanksgiving weekend David had walked from the Stanford campus through the arch of eucalyptus trees to the bus terminal and vanished.

(12) tragedy 不幸；遺憾

It’s a tragedy that this happened.

(13) travesty 曲解；嘲弄

It is a travesty that some 37 million Americana have no health insurance.

(14) worry 擔心；憂慮

It was a worry that Carla Hawkins had not brought her husband to see the house at least once though.

注：nonsense 作“無聊事物；沒有價值的東西”解，通常不用限定詞：It is nonsense that a habit everyone knows kills people is still permitted in hospitals where the victims of smoking are treated.

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