同系賓語(yǔ)
1. I dreamed a strange dream.
2.He slept the sleep that knows no waking.
3.I have fought a good fight.
一、在同系賓語(yǔ)上附有修飾形容詞時(shí)，通常可換成態(tài)度副詞。
live a long life = live long;
live a happy life = live happily;
die a national death = die nationally;
die a violent death = die by violence
二、有的賓語(yǔ)與動(dòng)詞不同語(yǔ)源，但意義相通，也可以視為同類。
run a race; run a course; run one's career;
fight a battle; blow a gale; strike a blow;
ring a peal; wreak one's vengeance
三、以it構(gòu)成的類型：
I am determined to fight it out。我決心奮斗到底。
He is starring it in the provinces.他到各地巡回演出。
We had to walk it in the rain.我們不得不冒雨而行。
Can't you swim it?你游不過(guò)去嗎？
四、在某些熟語(yǔ)中可將同系賓語(yǔ)省略，如look thanks = look a look of thanks
He looked the thanks he could not express.他眼中現(xiàn)出言語(yǔ)無(wú)法表達(dá)的感謝。
She left the room, looking daggers at me.她以短劍相刺的目光望著我，走出了房間。
五、最高級(jí)形容詞后，可以省略同系賓語(yǔ)。
The lady was looking her best(look).
She sang her sweest(song) to please him.
 

第六部分 一組詞組
1.all＋抽象名詞/抽象名詞＋itself ＝ very + adj.
He was all gentleness to her.他對(duì)她非常溫存。
To his superiors, he is humility itself。對(duì)于長(zhǎng)輩，他極為謙遜。
分析：該結(jié)構(gòu)原來(lái)是表示某種性質(zhì)達(dá)到極點(diǎn)的一種說(shuō)法，有“非常”、“盡管”、“一味”、“盡”的含義，有時(shí)甚至可以譯為“。。。。的化身”、“。。。。的具體化”。普通復(fù)數(shù)名詞用于“all”之后，也是表達(dá)這種概念。
He is all smiles.他一味地笑。
She is all eyes.她盯著看。
I am all anxiety.我真擔(dān)心。
He is all attention.他全神貫注地聽(tīng)著。
2.Something (much) of / nothing (little) of
Mr.Li is something of a philospher.李先生略具哲學(xué)家風(fēng)范。
Mr. Wu is nothing of a musician.吳先生全無(wú)音樂(lè)家的風(fēng)味。
Mr. Lu is very much of a poet.陸先生大有詩(shī)人氣派。
Mr.Liu is little of a scholar.劉先生幾無(wú)學(xué)者風(fēng)度。
分析：此為表示“程度”的形容詞短語(yǔ)，有時(shí)可以當(dāng)作副詞翻譯。
Something of ＝to some extent（某程度），在問(wèn)句和條件句中則用anyting of（略有、多少）。nothing of譯作“全無(wú)、毫無(wú)”。

相類似的情況：
to be something of = to have something of + 名詞＋in ＋代名詞
He is nothing in ability of an orator = He has nothing of an orator in his ability.他毫無(wú)演說(shuō)家的才能。

這類名詞的用法，可以處理為副詞。
He has seen something of life.他略具閱歷。他稍閱世。


Something of 與something like區(qū)別：程度上有差異。
something like ＝ something approximateing in character or amount指數(shù)量或性質(zhì)略同的事物，又作somewhat(似乎、略微)解釋。
This is something like a pudding.此物略似布丁。
It shaped something like a cigar.其形狀略似雪茄。
 

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