of

a friend of mine

我的一位朋友

the president of the United States

美国总统

employees of the company

这家公司的雇员

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) Lorca

洛尔卡戏剧全集

a kilo of apples

1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

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

a class of idiots

一群白痴

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 Philadelphia.

我从未去过费城以北的地方。

She has the face of an angel.

她有一张天使般的面孔。

That guy's got the personality of a dead fish!

那个男人实在是无聊透顶、麻木不仁。

the eleventh of March

3月11日

the first of the month

这个月的1号

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

fond of swimming

喜爱游泳

sick of his excuses

厌烦了他的借口

scared of spiders

害怕蜘蛛

It was mean 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。

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？

the problem of homelessness

无家可归的问题

a rise of two percent 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。

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

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

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。

I liked the green one best of all .

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 books it's my favourite.

我觉得在他所有的书中我最喜欢这一本。

It's ten (minutes) of five (= ten minutes before five o'clock).

5点差10分。

We live within a mile of the school.

我们住在距学校不到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。

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。

I like to relax with a pipe of an evening.

我喜欢在晚上抽一斗烟放松放松。