To refer to someone or something that belongs to or is connected with someone, it is usual to use -’s or -s’, not of, with short noun phrases. 指某人或某物屬於某人或與某人有關時,通常用-’s或-s’接短的名詞短語,而不用of
Dad’s car (NOT 不說 the car of Dad)爸爸的汽車
a child’s bike (NOT 不說 the bike of a child)孩子的自行車
my sisters’ boyfriend (NOT 不說 the boyfriend of my sister)我姐姐的男朋友
the miners’ strike (NOT 不說 the strike of the miners)礦工的罷工
When referring to one of several people or things belonging to or connected with someone, or when using ‘this’ or ‘that’, use of mine/yours/his/hers/ours/theirs. 提到多個人或物中的一個屬於某人或與某人有關時,或用到this或that時,要用of mine/yours/his/hers/ours/theirs
a friend of mine (NOT 不說 a friend of me)我的一位朋友
that car of yours (NOT 不說 that car of you)你的那輛汽車
To talk about the person who sang, wrote, or painted a particular work, use by, not of. 談論某個作品由某人所唱、所寫或所畫時,用by,而不用of
a song by Mariah Carey (NOT 不說 of Mariah Carey)瑪麗亞•凱莉唱的一首歌