【句子】Matthew is something of an insomniac, Susan. 【Desperate Housewives S02E02】

【发音技巧】something of an两处连读；

【翻译】马修有一些失眠，苏珊。

今天节目中，我们讲一下这个表达，叫做

something of a/an (something)

指的意思是：

having a lot of qualities like or associated with some particular thing or type of person

具有、拥有某种特定东西或者某种人的很多特点、特征；

有的时候可以理解成：

to some extent “在某种程度上、在某种意义上”；

比如说：If you say that a person is something of an artist, you mean that they are quite good at art.

eg: She's something of a con-artist, isn't she? There's no way this repair should cost this much!

她不就像个骗子一样的吗？！不可能修一修这东西这么贵的！

eg: He is something of a fighter, and will certainly want to win.

他像一个战士一样，他肯定想要赢了！

eg: The city proved to be something of a disappointment.

结果，这个城市让人有点失望。

eg: Our professor is something of an eccentric.

我们教授那个人，有点古怪的。

eg: She found herself something of a celebrity.

她发觉自己成了一个小名人。

她发觉自己成了一个小有名气的人。

eg: My grandmother was something of a poet.

我的祖母以前颇具诗人气质。

我的祖母生前颇具诗人气质。

【尝试翻译以下句子，并留言在文章留言区】

Her performance in the show was something of a disappointment.

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