英語六級-攻克閱讀關鍵句119. It was the need to accommodate employees
119. It was the need to accommodate employees with young children that motivated accountancy firm Wright Vigar to begin promoting teleworking recently.
accommodate在句中意為“給方便，幫助”，此外還含有“供給……住宿；招待”之意。如：
1) I can't believe that she accommodated a stranger for the night. 我無法相信她竟然留一個陌生人住了一夜。
2) The guests were well accommodated in his wedding. 他的婚禮待客周到。
motivate意為“激發(fā)，促使”。如：
A major function of leaders is to motivate other individuals and groups. 領導的一個主要作用就是激勵其他個人和群體。
It＋be＋被強調部分＋that（強調部分指人作主語時用who，指人作賓語時用whom）＋句子的其他部分。要注意的是，該句型不能強調句子的謂語。如：
Mary met an old beggar in the street yesterday.
It was Mary who/that met an old beggar in the street yesterday. （強調主語）
It was an old beggar whom/that Mary met in the street yesterday. （強調賓語）
It was yesterday that Mary met an old beggar in the street. （強調時間狀語）
It was in the street that Mary met an old beggar yesterday. （強調地點狀語）
譯文
正是為了滿足家中孩子尚小的員工的需要，賴特·瓦伊格會計師事務所最近開始實行遠程辦公制度。點睛
本句是一個It was...that...結構的強調句。強調的部分是主語the need...young children；第二個不定式短語to begin promoting teleworking recently作Wright Vigar的賓語補足語。accommodate在句中意為“給方便，幫助”，此外還含有“供給……住宿；招待”之意。如：
1) I can't believe that she accommodated a stranger for the night. 我無法相信她竟然留一個陌生人住了一夜。
2) The guests were well accommodated in his wedding. 他的婚禮待客周到。
motivate意為“激發(fā)，促使”。如：
A major function of leaders is to motivate other individuals and groups. 領導的一個主要作用就是激勵其他個人和群體。
考點歸納
It引導的強調句型的構成：It＋be＋被強調部分＋that（強調部分指人作主語時用who，指人作賓語時用whom）＋句子的其他部分。要注意的是，該句型不能強調句子的謂語。如：
Mary met an old beggar in the street yesterday.
It was Mary who/that met an old beggar in the street yesterday. （強調主語）
It was an old beggar whom/that Mary met in the street yesterday. （強調賓語）
It was yesterday that Mary met an old beggar in the street. （強調時間狀語）
It was in the street that Mary met an old beggar yesterday. （強調地點狀語）
