It was difficult for people to go from one side of the mountain to the other
这个句子的主语是it,不过 它仅仅只是 形式主语,真正的主语是不等式to go from one side of the mountain to the other。
谓语是was。 表语是difficult 。
也可以 把它当做it is +adj.+ for sb. to do sth.这样的结构。
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这是一个倒装句,正过来就清楚了:people是主语,be difficult 是谓语,其它是宾语