大学英语：用“a+名词1+of a+名词2”表示比较

41.用“a+名词1+of a+名词2”表示比较（将名词2表示的内容比成名词1表示的内容）

That’s a hell of a thing to do.(干那种事太糟糕了！直译为：那简直是件地狱般的事！)

What a devil of a name that is!(那个是魔鬼般的名字啊！)

A giant of a man rushed into the room.(一个巨人般的男人冲进房间。)

We are all afraid of him.He is a tyrant of a father.(他是个暴君般的父亲。)

42.用as if / though 引导一个从句表示比较

I remember what happened as vividly as if it were only yesterday.

I’ve always loved you as if you were my own daughter.

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