就是一個特殊的句型強調句，主要考察that後面的用法。

一般說來,在It [This] is the first time＋that-結構中,that-從句通常用現在完成時：

It was the first time that she had sung in public. 那是她首次公開演唱。

It was the first time that she had lived independently. 那是她第一次獨立生活。

It was the first time that he had wept in nineteen years. 那是他19年來第一次流淚。

It was the first time that I had written with real passion. 這是我第一次滿懷熱情寫作。

It was the first time that the black boy had tasted freedom. 這是黑人男孩第一次嚐到自由的滋味。

It was the first time that little Franz had listened so attentively. 那是小弗朗士第一次如此用心地聽講。

This was the first time he had confronted an armed robber. 這是他第一次面對一個武裝劫匪。

This was the first time I had been treated with such respect. 我是第一次受到這樣的禮遇。

She was astonished; this was the first time she had heard of such things. 她大吃一驚；她第一次聽說過這樣的事。