2、表示“属于”

　 　e.g. The products are of first-rate quality.

这些产品的质量是属于第一流的。

e.g. Paralysis robbed him of his ability to do physical labor．

瘫痪使他丧失了劳动力。 The doctor used special medicines to cure him of the measles．

医生使用特效药治愈了他的麻疹。 The medicine healed me of my bad cold．

这药治愈了我的重感冒。 It is not easy to rid oneself of a bad habit．

改掉一个人的坏习惯是不容易的。

　He cleared the pavement of withered leaves．

他清除了人行道上的落叶。

　They stripped the writer of his right to publish his books．

他们剥夺了这位作家出版作品的权利。 She rushed up to relieve me of my suitcase．

她跑过来接过我手中的衣箱。 Our army disarmed the enemy of his weapon．

我军缴械了敌人的武器。

类似的动词还有：abridge(剥夺)， purge(洗清)，disabuse(去掉)，despoil(抢劫)，divert(脱去)，deprive(剥夺)等。 三、表示“骗取(fool)”、“诈骗(cheat)”等意思的一些动词。 　 在这一结构里，通常在of前加上 out，out of表示“丧失”，但out可以省略不用。 　 e.g. How can you fool the little girl(out) of her money？

你怎么能诈骗那个小女孩的钱财呢？ The beggar cheated the little boy(out)of his candy．

那乞丐骗取了那个小男孩的糖。

[点拨] simply的意思和用法

(1)simply是副词，在对话中意为“really(真正)”、“very (much)(非常)”。

e.g. The film is simply wonderful.　　　 这影片真是太美妙了。

She looks simply lovely.　　　　　 她看起来的确可爱。

His pronunciation is simply terrible. 他的发音简直差透了。

They had simply no shame.　　　　 他们简直不知羞耻。

(2)simply亦可解释为“朴素地”、“朴实地”、“无装饰地”。

e.g. He is simply dressed.　　　 他衣着朴素。

(3)simply还可作“仅仅，只不过”解，相当于only。　

e.g. It is simply a question of time.　　　　　　 这只不过是个时间问题。

You must believe me simply on my word.　 你必须完全照我的话相信我。

It is simply a matter of working hard.　　　 此事只是努力去做的问题。

(4)还可解释为“简单地”、“简明地”。

e.g. The cake is made quite simply.　　　　　　 这糕做起来很简单。

The teacher explained the text quite simply. 老师简单地解释了一下课文。

[点拨]这个句子涉及到 “of+抽象名词”相当于该名词相应的形容词。不过，这种结构常用于较正式的场合，书面语中尤为常见。再看下面几个句子：

　 e.g. This book will be of great value to him in his students. (=Be very valuable)

　 　The book is of much interest. (=Be very interesting)

常用于这一结构的修饰语还有：great，little ,some ,any, no, not, much等

常见的抽象名词有importance, value, use, help, benefit(利益、好处)，significance(意义、重要性)。最后需要提及的是，“be of + 名词”结构的否定形式一般采用否定名词的做法：

“be of no + 名词”。

e.g. He is of no colour, for he has been ill for two weeks.

他毫无血色，因为他患疾两周了。

As far as the study of English was concerned, what he said was of no point.

就学习英语而言，他所讲的并未切中要害。

　“be of +名词”还可以表达以下几种意义：

1、表示“具有，具备”

　 　 e.g. Her story is of some colours of the truth.

她的故事有点真实感

　 　　The party's 12^th congress is of epoch making significance.

党的十二大具有划时代的意义。

e.g. On the way home my father told me of an accident that took place on his first day at school in Mr. Crossett's class．

在回家的路上,父亲给我讲了他第一天上学时在克罗塞特先生课上的一件事。

We shall inform you of the date of the delegation's arrival．

我们将把代表团到达的日期通知你。 The teacher accused Jim of cheating in the examination．

老师责备吉姆考试作弊。 Her face reminded me of her mother．

她的模样使我想起了她的母亲。 How can I persuade him of her innocence？

我怎样使他相信她是清白无辜的？

6.意为"趁着"。

e.g. Make hay while the sun shines.

晒草要趁阳光好。(谚) Strike while the iron is hot.

趁热打铁。(谚) While the roses are yet in bloom, will you come with me to see them?　　

趁着玫瑰花还开着,你和我一道去看看好吗?

[点拨] warn sb. of sth．“警告某人某事”，不能说 warn sb's sth．。

e.g. We warned him of the dangerous bridge，but he didn't believe．

我们警告他那座桥危险，但是他不相信。

类似这样的结构用法的动词还有:

5.意为"同时;也"。如: e.g. While the book is welcomed by scholars, it will make an immediate

appeal to the general readers.

这本书受到学者的欢迎,同时也会引起一般读者的兴趣。

4.表示条件,意为"只要",其意思和用法相当于as long as。while可位于句首,也可位于句中。

e.g. You don't have to worry while we are here.

只要我们在,你就别着急。

There will be life while there is water and air.

只要有空气和水,就有生命。 While there is life, there is hope.

留得生命在,不怕没希望。

3.表示让步,通常位于句首,意为"尽管;虽然"。

e.g. While I agree with your reasons, I can't allow it.

尽管我同意你的理由,但我不能允许这样做。 While he loves his students, he is very strict with them.

虽然他爱他的学生,可是他对学生们很严格。 While (he was) respected, he is not liked.

他虽受人尊敬,但并不被人喜欢。

2.表示对比或转折,意为"而;然而"。此时,while一般位于句中。

e.g. Some people waste food while others haven't enough.

有些人浪费粮食,然而有些人却吃不饱。 You like sports, while I prefer music.

你喜欢体育,而我更喜欢音乐。

7. not more than表示“至多，不超过”　

e.g. Lying on the ground was a peasant boy of not more than seventeen.

躺在地上的那个农家男孩最多十七岁。

[点拨]while连词,意为"尽管;虽然";其用法大致有以下四种用法: 1.引导时间状语从句,意为"当……的时候;和……同时",此时的主从句谓语动作同时发生,从句谓语通常是延续性动词。

e.g. Mary watched TV while she ate her supper.

玛丽边吃饭边看电视。 While she was listening to the radio, she fell asleep.

她听着收音机睡着了。

while引导从句时,如主从句的主语一致,且从句谓语又含有be,则从句主语和be可省略。while后可直接跟现在分词、名词、形容词或介词短语。

e.g. We are teachers while (we are) serving as students.

我们边当老师边当学生。 While (he was) yet a youth, he gained many prizes.

他年轻时就曾多次获奖。 He caught a cold while(he was) on vacation.

他度假时患了感冒。

6. no more than意思是“仅仅，不过，只是”。

e.g. All his education added up to no more than one year.

他接受的所有的学校教育只有一年。

Their new flat has no more than 60 square metres.

他们的新居只有60平方米。