“下雨”和“下雪”可有weather作主语吗 ？

有这样两道题：

1. __________ is cold here.

2. __________ is going to rain.

A. It，That                            B. Ther weather，Ther weather                

C. That，That                        D. The weather，It

此题应选D。容易误选B。按照英语的表达习惯：表示“下雨”、“下雪”等自然现象时，一般用 it 作主语，而不能用 the weather。

比如：

要下雨了。

正：It’s going to rain.

误：The weather is going to rain.

昨夜下了雪。

正：It snowed last night.

误：The weather snowed last night.

但是若表示天气的冷暖等，句子主语用 it，the weather均可：

天气热起来了。

正：It is getting very hot.

正：The weather is getting very hot.

北京冬天很冷。

正：It is cold in Beijing in winter.

正：The weather of Beijing is cold in winter.

类似地，表示“吹风”时，其主语可以是it或the wind，但是不能以the wind作blow的宾语：

今晚吹着大风。

正：The wind [It] is blowing hard tonight.

误：It is blowing wind hard tonight.