B. of表示“关于”:
与之搭配的动词大多与“告知、警告、使……相信”有关。动词的宾语一般是人,of的宾语则表示“告知、警告、使……相信”的具体内容。例:
No one has ever（A） accused the senator for being at a loss（B） for words: he can speak at a GREat length（C） or almost any subject（D） （TOEFL，1979）
B错,应改为of being at a loss。从来没有人因为这位参议员一下子想不出一些话而指责他;他平时能滔滔不绝,而且能就几乎任何题目发表演讲。
The roles expected________old people in such a setting give too few psychological satisfaction for normal happiness.
A） of B） on C） to D） with
（2000考研,第7题） A对。我们不可期望老人在这种情况下所担任的角色,能够给正常的幸福生活带来太多的心理上的满足。
He assured us of his ability to do the job. 他向我们保证有能力做这工作。
Their instruments would warn them of aircraft carrying radar. 他们的仪器会向他们发出警报,告诉他们发现装有雷达的飞机。
The music reminded Soapy of those days when his life contained such things as mothers and roses and clean thoughts and collars. 这音乐使索比想起充满母爱、幸福的爱情、高尚的思想、像样的物质生活的日子。
Nobody could convinced him of his error. 没有人能够让他认识自己的错误。
其他又如:
admonish sb. of a danger 警告某人注意危险
advise/apprise/inform/notify sb. of sth. 把某事通知某人
boast to sb. of sth. 向某人吹嘘某事
convict sb. of murder 宣判某人犯谋杀罪
deliver oneself of opinion 发表意见
possess sb. of sth. 使某人占有某物
suspect sb. of a crime 怀疑某人犯罪
satisfy sb. of the truth of sth. 使某人确信某事
persuade sb. of the fact 说服某人使其相信事实
C.of 表示“把……变作”、“来自”、“用……制造”等其他意义:
He smokes occasionally but he'll never make a habit of it.他偶然也抽烟,但决不成为嗜好。
The father desired nothing of his son. 父亲对儿子不抱什么期望。
They built the house of wood. 他们用木头建房子。
I often ask advice of him. 我时常向他请教。
试比较ask 表示“向某人打听某事”时是双宾语动词:
We asked them many question. 我们向他们提出了许多问题。
此外还有:
believe sth. of sb. 认为某事是某人干的
demand an answer of sb. 要求某人答复
expect sth. of sb. 寄希望于某人
form / construct sth. of wood 用木制造某物
require sth. of sb. 向某人要求某物
make sb. of a musician / hero 使某人成为音乐家(英雄)
(本小节部分内容曾发表在《大学英语》1985年第3期)
