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。