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1、-of介词短语在句中作表语-第 3 页of介词短语在句中作表语,of的含义有六种,现分述如下: 一、“be of+抽象名词”,这时的of短语相当于这个名词的同根形容词,作为表语表示主语的性质或特征。of的意思是“具有、具备”等,常用于该结构的名词常见的有 of use=useful;of no use=useless;of importance=important等。如: The matter is of great importance.=The matter is very important. 在形容词前常用very来修饰,在“of+抽象名词”结构中,名词前常用great, much等来
2、修饰。 再如:It is of great importance for college students to master a foreign language. =It is very important.对大学生来说,掌握一门外语是很重要的。The information we received is of a highly confidential nature and relates to national security. 我们收到的信息是高度机密,且关乎国家安全。二、“be of+集合名词或其它类型的名词”,相当于belong to或have。of表示归属关系或“有”的意思。
3、 如:The army and the people are of one family. =The army and the people belong to one family.军民是一家。 三、“be of+物质名词”表示主语是“用某种材料构成或制作的”,相当于be made of或be built of。 如:Our building was of bricks.=Our building was built of bricks.我们的楼房是砖建的。 四、be of+(表示种类、颜色、年龄、形状、价格等)名词,多用来表示主语的特征。这类结构的主语可以是人,也可以是物,其中的of可以省
4、略。常用于该结构的名词有:kind,age,colour,size,height,shape,type,way,price等。如: Several of the stamps were of the unusual kind.其中几张邮票是不同种类的。 The two boys are of the same age.这两个男孩年龄相同。 She is of a different way of thinking.她的思维方式与众不同。 These two kinds of article are of the same price.这两种物品价格相同。The twin sisters are
5、 of a size and the skirt fits each of them exactly.五、“be of+名词”也可以表示“来源、组成”。如: He was of a poor peasant family.他出身贫农家庭。 The committee is of seven people.该委员会由7人组成。 六、“be of+形容词的最高级”相当于one of.。如: Mr.Wang is of the best teachers in our school. =Mr Wang is one of the best teachers in our school. 王老师是我们学校里最好的老师之一。 The English teacher of ours is of the quickest temper. =The English teacher of ours is one of the quickest temper.我们的英语老师脾气最急躁
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