27　of属格的用法　Track23

27　of属格的用法　Track23

一般来说，“of+名词”结构主要用于以下两种情形：

（1）表示无生命物体的名词的所有关系

the roof of the church　教堂的屋顶

the name of the song　歌名

the title of the book　书名

the leg of the table　桌子腿

（2）当有生命名词后面接短语或从句修饰时用of 属格

a. What is the name of the boy sitting next to her?

不能说：What is the boy sitting next to her's name?*

b. I took the advice of an old man I met during a journey and decided to make something of myself.

我听从了一次旅行中遇到的一位老人的建议，决定干出一番事业。

c. The mother of the boy in a red suit is president of our company.