3.College students are of many different ages and come from a wide range of social, cultural and economic backgrounds.
大学生们年龄各异,有着不同的社会、文化和经济背景。 of+n. 结构。 This dictionary is_of_no_help to English beginners. 这本词典对英语初学者没有帮助。
1.(教材P30)Children of different ages have different problems and needs, so the job of a school counsellor can be very diverse and demanding.
不同年龄的孩子有不同的问题与需要,因此,一名学校顾问的工作可能既变化多端,又需要很高的技能。
demanding adj.(指任务)需要耐心、技巧、努力等的;(指人)对他人要求高的;苛求的
demand n. 要求;需求 vt.强烈要求
demand to do sth. 要求/请求/需要做某事
demand sth. of sb. 要求/请求某人某事
demand of sb. to do sth. 需要某人做某事
demand (that) ... (should) do ... 要求......(虚拟语气)
meet/satisfy one's demands 满足......的需要
①As we all know, the work is physically demanding.
众所周知,这工作需要有很好的体力。
②The government demands that we (should)_not_smoke in public.
=It_is_demanded_by_the_government_that we (should) not smoke in public.
政府要求我们在公共场合不要吸烟。
③I think the government should try to satisfy_the_public_demands.
我认为,政府应尽力满足民众需求。
[名师点津] 不可以用demand sb. to do sth., 但可以用demand of sb. to do sth.形式。
④He demanded_of_me_to_shut the gate.
他要求我关上大门。