求助OG10,SC 第139题~

savageprince

139. The extraordinary diary of William Lyon Mackenzie King, prime minister of Canada for over twenty years, revealed that this most blandand circumspect of men was a mystic guided in both public and private life by omens, messages received at seances, and signs from heaven.

(A)that this most bland and circumspect of men was a mystic guided in both public and

(B)that this most bland and circumspect of men was a mystic and also guided both in public as well as

(C)this most bland and circumspect of men was a mystic and that he was guided in both public and

(D)
                            this most bland and circumspect of men was a
                        mystic and that he was guided in both public
                        as well as

(E)
                            this most bland and circumspect of men to have
                        been a mystic and that he guided himself
                        both in public as well as

想知道this most bland and ...of men中的of是什么用法？ 形容词+of+名词？？

还有was a  mystic guided...was A mystic guided? 为什么要用a.?

谢谢大牛们~

xie999999999

探讨下我的理解：

1, this most bland and circumspect of men, 意思是men里面最bland and circumspect的那个人。类似的例子比如：the most famous of people：最有名的人。the most famous of schools...etc.

2， was a mystic guided in both public and private life by： 这个断句应该是：was a mystic        guided....by....，这儿a mystic是类似于名词的作用，guided。。。by是被动的形式，修饰a mystic的。

望指正：）

savageprince

谢谢~但是为什么不说this most bland and circumspect man呢?..

yoline8219

我觉得是这样的，句子的主体是：the diary releaved that this men is a mystic.
句子整体就是说这个日记揭示这个人是个神秘主义者。

这么写句子完全是为了迷惑考生吧



this most bland and circumspect of men是说一个温和谨慎的人。

这个人他是个神秘主义住mystic.

这个mystic guided by 神的旨意啊，预兆啊什么神神秘秘的东西,in both public and private life.