核心问题
“Beautiful day, isn't it?” “Yes, I wish we could go to the seaside today. Pity we live so far from the sea.”
如何分析 Pity we live so far from the sea?
词典解答
这是个省略句,它省略了 It is a[参见 that(conj.)7]。完整的句子应当是:
It's a pity (that) we live so far from the sea. (很遗憾, 我们住的地方离海太远了。)
注意:上句中的(that)从句是主语从句。