3 OF: （屬于）…的；出于…的；在…中

3 OF: （屬于）…的；出于…的；在…中

詞組講解

1. of all the nerve ** 臉皮真厚；真無禮，真冒失

解 〈口〉習語；詞義溯源：［十分厚顏、無禮、冒失（all the nerve）］的

例 Of all the nerve!Walter just called from Toronto to tell me he is resigning as of today. He didn't even give us the customary two-week notice.

2. of all things ** 在所有事情中特別…；在所有事情中偏偏…；真是…，簡直太…（表示驚訝，憤慨等）

解 習語；詞義溯源：在［所有事情（all things）］中

例 After dinner we were sitting around talking and Janet started telling us about her love affair with Joseph, of all things!

3. of benefit to sb. / of benefit ** 有利的

解 習語；詞義溯源：對某人［有利（benefit）］的

例 You have yet to show me how these changes you propose are of benefit to the school.

4. of late ** 最近

解 習語；詞義溯源：［最近（late）］的

例 Are you feeling okay, Dan? You haven't looked well of late.

5. of one's own accord 〔free will〕 ** 自發(fā)，自愿；主動

解 習語；詞義溯源：出于［自愿（accord, free will）］的

例 Li Song, head of Mega Chemicals, testified of his own accord. He was not summoned by the prosecution.

My grandfather never would have sold that land of his own free will. I believe he was forced by threats against the family.

6. of the first water ** 品質最優(yōu)的，最佳的

解 習語；詞義溯源：［最優(yōu)、最佳（the first water）］的

例 It's a novel of the first water that you'll want to add to your personal library.

參考譯文

1. 好大膽子！沃爾特剛剛從多倫多打電話來，跟我說他今天要辭職。他甚至都沒有按照慣例提前兩周告知我們。

2. 吃過晚飯后，我們正坐在一起聊天，珍妮特開始跟我們講她與約瑟夫之間的風流韻事，真是討厭！

3. 你還沒告訴我這些改革如何對學校有利呢。

4. 你覺得還行嗎，丹？你最近看起來身體不太好。

5. 美佳化工的老板李宋是自愿作證。他沒有收到檢方傳訊。

我爺爺絕對不會自愿出售那片土地。我認為他是因為家人受到威脅而被迫這么做的。

6. 這是一部一流的小說，你會想在私人圖書館里收藏的。