•a friend of mine我的一位朋友

•the president of the United States美国总统

•employees of the company公司雇员

•the colour of his hair他头发的颜色

•a habit of mine我的一个习惯

•that revolting dog of hers她那条可恶的狗

•the love of a good woman一个善良女人的爱

•the complete plays of (= written by) Federico Garcia Lorca费德里科‧加西亚‧洛尔卡戏剧全集

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•a kilo of apples1公斤苹果

•loads of food许多食物

•hundreds of people数百人

•most of them他们中的大多数

•none of them他们中没有人

•both of us我们俩

•a third of all people所有人中的1/3

•a speck of dust一粒灰尘

•a drop of rain一滴雨

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•a bag of sweets一袋糖果

•a bottle of beer一瓶啤酒

•a book of short stories一本短篇小说集

•sacks of rubbish几袋垃圾

•a class of idiots一群白痴

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•the top of his head他的头顶

•the back of your dress你衣服的背部

•on the corner of the street在街角

•the front of the queue队伍的前部

•I've never been north of Edinburgh.我从未去过爱丁堡以北的地方。

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•She has the face of an angel.她有一张天使般的面孔。

•That man's got the brain of a donkey!那个男人长了个笨驴脑袋！

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•the eleventh of March3月11日

•the first of the month这个月的1号

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•dresses of lace and silk蕾丝和丝绸制成的衣裙

•plates of gold and silver金银制成的盘子

•a land of ice and snow冰天雪地

•a woman of great charm极富魅力的女子

•a subject of very little interest了无趣味的话题

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•fond of swimming喜爱游泳

•sick of his excuses厌烦了他的借口

•frightened of spiders害怕蜘蛛

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•It was a bit unkind of you to mention her weight.你提到她的体重真是有点太刻薄了。

•Thank you so much for my present. How thoughtful of you.谢谢你给我的礼物。你想得真周到。

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•Speaking of Elizabeth, here she is.说伊丽莎白，伊丽莎白就到。

•One of the advantages of travelling by train is being able to read.乘火车旅行的好处之一就是能看书。

•Let us consider the events of the last five months.让我们考虑一下过去5个月中发生的事情。

•Of her childhood we know very little.我们对她的童年知之甚少。

•And what of (= Tell me about) young Adrian? How is he?小阿德里安的情况如何？他好吗？

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•the problem of homelessness无家可归的问题

•a rise of 2% in inflation通货膨胀率上升2%

•the skill of negotiating谈判的技巧

•the difficulty of bringing up twins抚养双胞胎的艰难

•the pain of separation分离的痛苦

•At the age of six she could read a newspaper.6岁时她已能读报。

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•the massacre of hundreds of innocent people对数以百计无辜百姓的屠杀

•the oppression of a nation对一个民族的压迫

•the destruction of the rain forest对雨林的破坏

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•the suffering of millions数百万人的苦难

•the anguish of the murdered child's parents被杀孩子的父母的痛苦

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•He died of cancer.他死于癌症。

•I didn't have to go there - I did it of my own free will.我本不必去那里——我这么做完全出于自愿。

•I want to know how it happened because it certainly didn't happen of itself.我想知道它是怎么发生的，因为它肯定不是自己就发生了。

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•Best of all I liked the green one.我最喜欢绿色的那个。

•Worst of all was the food!最差劲的是食物！

•He's the best looking of the three brothers.他是三兄弟中长得最帅的一个。

•I think that of all his films it's my favourite.我觉得在他所有的电影中我最喜欢这一部。

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•It's ten (minutes) of five (= ten minutes before five o'clock).差10分5点。

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•We live within a mile of the city centre.我们住在距市中心不到1英里的地方。

•She came within two seconds of beating the world record.她离打破世界纪录差了不到两秒。

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•They were robbed of all their savings.他们的全部积蓄都被抢走了。

•I feel I've been deprived of your company.我感觉我和你在一起的机会全被剥夺了。

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•I like to relax with a pipe of an evening.我喜欢在晚上抽一斗烟放松放松。

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•Stella, of all people, is the last one I'd expect to see at the club.我万万没有想到会在这家俱乐部里见到斯特拉。

•And why did you choose Iceland for a holiday, of all places?那么多的地方，你为甚么偏偏要去冰岛渡假？