介詞of 與 from

一. 介系詞of, from 與be made連用,皆可表示,of用以說(shuō)明質(zhì)料,多接wood等物質(zhì)名詞;from用以說(shuō)明所指質(zhì)料從外觀上已看不出原來(lái)樣子。
    The table is made of marble.
    這桌子是大理石做的。
    That is butter. It is made from milk.
    那是奶油，是用奶做的。
    The liquor is made from wheat.
    這酒是用小麥釀制的。
    二. Of, from可以與動(dòng)詞hear連用，但意義不同。
    Hear of 聽說(shuō)…?？梢允锹爠e人說(shuō)起，也可以是從書籍報(bào)刊上讀到過的事或了解的情況。
    Hear from 收到…來(lái)信，收到…消息。它不是指具體接到信件，而是指得到音信、信息。
    I haven't heard from you for ages.
    我很久沒有你的消息了。
    Butter? I have never heard of this name.
    奶油？我從沒聽說(shuō)過這個(gè)名字。
    Liquor made from wheat? I have never heard of this before.
    小麥釀制的酒？我還從未聽說(shuō)。