What do they say of it ?
请教老师,为何有of it ? say是及物动词,应该是What do they say.
所以,What do they say of it ?该如何剖析成分呢?
另外,比较这2句(What do they say of it ? 和 What do they say ?),
句意有什么差别?
What do they say of it ? =
What do they sayabout it ?
of it = about it。
of 是“关于;对于;涉及” 的意思,那样,为何没用 about 而用 of?其实这个问题非常简单,about 和 of 两个词,相比起来 of 的字母少,音节也少,看上去简练。除此之外,更要紧的一点是,of 更倾向跟“口”发出的动作连用,与“谈;论;说;告;讲;问” 等词汇搭配,比如:
tell of:讲述
ask sb. of :向某人询问有关问题
speak of:论及
talk of:谈论
boast of:吹嘘
complain of:抱怨
sing of:歌颂
warn sb. of sth.:告诫某人有关某事
inform sb. of sth.:公告某人有关某事
What do they say? “主动宾”结构
他们说了些什么?
What do they say of it? “主动宾状”结构
他们对于此事说了些什么? it 指代前文说过的那件事情。