genitive case(所有格) ⁴

级或顺序数词以及 only, last 这类词时, 它们通常与名词所有格连用:

1. Africa's first arts festival ~ the first arts festival in Africa (CGEL) 非洲的第一届艺术节

2. this country's only university ~ the only university in this country(同上) 国家唯一的一所大学

有了这样的惯用法知识,下面的英语试题就很容易做了:

1. “What on earth is that?” “Don’t you know? That’s a whale, ____.” A. largest world’s mammal B. the world’s largest mammal C. a largest mammal in the world D. largest mammal of the world(TOEFL)

2. Nobel Prizes are the ____.

A. height of world prestigious honors

B. world's most prestigious honors

C. honors of the world's highest prestige

D. prestiges with the most honor in the world(TOEFL)

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