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1、名校版英语经典句型考点解析Ofa kind用法某词后接Of a kind用法主要有2种含义用法：1.某词后接of a kind表示同一类的They are two of a kind and totally unreliable.他俩是同类货色，都是不可靠的人。They were two of a kind,from the same sort of background.他们俩是一类人，有相同的背景。Father and son are two of a kind,theyre both very generous.父亲和儿子是同一类性格的人，他们俩都非常大方。My father was o

2、ne of a kind Ill never be like him.我的父亲很独特我决不会像他的。牛津高阶英汉双解词典Shes a very unusual woman,one of a kind.她是个非常与众不同的女人，是独一无二的。柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典（一个人是一个类的，当然就是唯一的，独一无二，独特的）2.某词后接of a kind表示:某物是质量低劣的，不怎么样的：（指不如本应有的那么好）They made me tea of a kind,but I couldnt drink it.他们给我沏了不太好的茶，我没法喝。There is good news of a kind

3、 for the Prime Minister对总理来说也算是有个好消息。She finds solace of a kind in alcohol.她从酒精中多少得到一些安慰。The town offers entertainments of a kind,but nothing like whatyoull find in the city.镇上有所谓的娱乐，但与城里的截然不同。It was advice of a kind,but it wasnt very helpful.它只是一种不太好的建议，并不非常有用。They gave us a welcome of a kind.他们对我们

4、的欢迎不太热情。Compare those excellent letters with a merely good letter:The candidate was productive,or intelligent,or a solidscientist or something thats clearly solid praise,but nothingthat singles out the candidate as exceptional or one of a kind.与那些优秀的推荐信相比，一封还不错的推荐信则会写：该申请者效率高或很聪明，是个理智的科学家等这种明显生硬的赞扬，

5、但这并没有让申请者从众多申请人中脱颖而出。l.much of a/more of a/nothing of a/less of a/somewhat of a;这些词+名词时，其中of a作为后置定语修饰前面的不定代词mucho表示 程度。much of a+单 数 名 词 ，是英语中比较特殊的一种表达方式，在阅读中会时常见到。much在这里实际是不定代词，表 示 程 度 ，表示 在很大程度上；占了很大的比例。说 明：”该名词在很大程度上怎 样 。名词前加了 much o f之 后，实际上削弱了后面那个名词的100%de的完整性，降低了它的程度、性质、品质或身份等。John is much o

6、f a conversationalist.约翰很有健谈者的范儿。说明他并不是真正的健谈者，只是有很多健谈者的样子或特质。所以 范儿 二字画龙点睛，使John的100%的健谈者身份遭到了降低。如果句中没有much of,那 么，John is a conversationalist.约翰就是一个实实在在的健谈者了。在现代英语中，为了简练，在much of aconversationalist 中，of 经常省略。因 此：John is much of a conversationalist.=John is much aconversationalist.much表示程度的上述用法，经常跟否定

7、连用、跟t。连用、跟very连用、跟比较从句连用，而且o f均可省略。I dont like that young lady;shes too much of a social butterfly.我不喜欢那个年轻女子，她是个十足的交际花。Climate change is still very much a subject for debate.气候变化很大程度上仍是一个争论的话题。牛津高阶英汉双解词典Physics used to be very much a male domain.物理学曾在很大程度上是男人的领域。He is very much a man of decision an

8、d action.他是一个遇事非常果断、行动极为迅速的人。Im very much a family man and need to be close to those I love.我是个非常恋家的男人，必须生活在所爱的人身旁。柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典Despite his fabulous wealth,he is very much a man of thepeople.他虽然腰缠万贯，却非常亲民。It hasnt been much of a holiday这简直不像是假日。Its not much of a career,you may think.你可能想这根本算不上是一份职业。

9、Hes not much of a tennis player.他算不上网球好手。I was never much of a scholar.我从来不是那种用功的好学生。It isnt much of a job,but it will keep the wolf from the door.那并不是一个什么了不起的工作，但靠它还能勉强度日。much经常用于比较级more,比较两个事物之间的程度大小，所 以,much of a+单数名词”这个结构，也常用于比较。它的比较结构有两种：(1)more of a+单 数 名 词+th a n:说明前者比后者 程度大或 程 度 增 加 。(2)less

10、 of a+单数名词+than:说明前者比后者 程度小或“程度减弱。【说明】than后面的成分，在一定的上下文中可以省略不说。上述两种比较结构，实际上表达了一种“取 舍 关 系 ，两个句式的意思正好相反。例 如：(1)This is much of a sitting room.这很像个起居室的样子。(2)This is more of a sitting room than a kitchen.这更像个起居室，而不是厨房。=与其说这是一个厨房，还不如说是个起居室。To be honest,she was more of a hindrance than a help.说 实 在 的，她 没

11、帮 上 忙，反而成了累赘。Shes more of a social animal than me.她比我更喜欢社交。You would be more of a hindrance than a help.你 帮 不 上 忙，反倒会碍事。He sees the proposal as more of a diplomatic gambit than aserious defense proposal在 他 看 来，与其说这是一项精心筹划的国防动议，倒不如说是外交上的一着妙棋。(3)This is less of a sitting room than a kitchen.这不像个起居室，而更

12、是个厨房。=与其说这是一个起居室，还不如说是个厨房。The boy didnt have a girlfriend,much less a wife.这小伙子连女朋友都没有，更不用提老婆了。柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典It is less of a problem than Id expected.问题不像我预料的那么大。Poverty is less of a problem now than it used to be.贫穷问题已较过去有所缓解。As time goes by,sleeping becomes less of a problem.随着时间的推移，睡眠逐渐不再成为问题。She

13、was more of a hindrance than a help.女曲但没帮上忙，反而碍事。John is more of a student than a teacher.约翰更像个学生,不是老师。Parking is less of a problem with a small car.对于小汽车来说，停车场地不会有问题。He is less of a fool than he looks.他不象看上去那样笨。2.much of a+名词”：much of a表示在很大程度上。含义又折扣，表示某人或某物的顶多90%而已。She is not much of a journalist.

14、她并不是一个好记者。If s not much of a day for a walk.今天的天气不适于散步。His brother is not much of a companion for him.他兄弟与他情趣不甚相投。Breaking the law is too much of a risk.违反法律太危险了。He was too much of a gentleman to ask them for any money.他太绅士气了，不好意思向他们要钱。He was too much of a coward to tell the truth even to his closes

15、tfriend.他太胆怯，甚至对最亲密的朋友也不敢说出真相。I find this town too much of a backwater.我觉得这个城镇太闭塞。3.“more of a+名 词：这个比较级形式是much of a+名词的变式。含义加强版的意思。更是，更像This is more of a sitting room than a kitchen.与其说这是一个厨房,还不如说这是一个起居室。She was more of a hindrance than a help.女 也m E但没帮上忙，反而碍事。4.less of a+名词”：含义减缩版的意思，没有那么Parking i

16、s less of a problem with a small car.对于小汽车来说,停车场地不会有问题。He is less of a fool than he looks.他不象看上去那样笨。5.nothing of a+名词”:nothing of意 为 根 本 不。Mr.Smith is nothing of a musician.史密斯先生全无音乐家的风味。She is nothing of a good keeper,她根本不是个好主妇。She thinks nothing of a difficulty like that.这点困难她根本不放在眼里。She can ride

17、a motorcycle,to say nothing of a bicycle.她摩托车都会骑，自行车更不在话下了。She thinks nothing of walking thirty miles a day.她认为一天步行三十英里不足为奇。牛津高阶英汉双解词典6.somewhat of a+名词”:somewhat of意 为 有 点 儿，有些。类似用法还有：kind/sort ofThe cake we made was somewhat of a failure.我们做的蛋糕不大成功。It was somewhat of a surprise to u s.我们对此感到有点惊奇。I

18、 found it somewhat of a difficulty.我觉得这事有些困难。What happened to them remains somewhat of a mystery.他们至U底出了什么事，到现在仍可以说是个谜。7.真题再现Community isnt so much a place as it is a state of mind.与其说社区是一个地方，不如说是一种精神状态。高考真题-2017浙 江 阅 读AThe teachers role is more of a coach or observer.老师的角色更像是一个教练或是观察者。四级真题-2019年6月2

19、卷信息匹配I thought to myself,how even without an arm he was more of aleader.我心想，他是怎么做到即使没有手臂，仍然处于领先地位的。高考真题-2016全国3卷 完形填空In that sense,Im pretty sure volunteering is more of a selfish actthan Id freely like to admit.从这个意义上说，虽然我不愿承认，但我非常确信志愿服务是一种自私的行为。高考真题-2019全国2卷 阅 读BHogg says that scooping is less of

20、a problem than many think.霍格说，剽窃并不像很多人认为的那样是个大问题。六级真题-2017年12月2卷信息匹配One in 10 buyers rand toilet rolls made from recycled paperamong their top considerations,highlighting how overall theenvironment is much less of a consideration for shoppers thanproduct quality.1/10的购买者会将回收用纸制造的厕纸作为首选，这表明对于消费者而 言，对环保方面的考虑远不及产品质量。四级真题-2017年6月2卷 阅 读AEvery man wants his son to be somewhat of a clone,not infeatures but in footsteps.每个男人都希望自己的儿子和自己相像，这种相像是指人生轨迹而不是外表。