BBC news 2010-09-08 加文本

1.The White House said any activity that put American troops in harm's way was of concern while NATO said such action contradicted all the values the alliance stood for.

be of的详细用法

“of＋抽象名词”的用法与形容词用法相同，在句中可作表语、定语、补语。在抽象名词(如use, value, help, importance, difference等)

前面可用little, some, any, no, great, not much 等修饰；有的可用同根形容词代替，如：

The work I am doing is not of much value. 我做的工作没有多大价值。

His speech is of little significance. 他的讲话毫不重要。

It is of greatest consequence. 它极为重要。

It’s an invention of great importance. 这是一项非常重要的发明。

Don’t follow the way of least resistance. 不要走最省力气的路。

I regard this as of great importance. 我认为这个具有重要意义。

The work I am doing is not of much value. 我做的工作没有什么价值。

The experience gained will be of great value to us. 取得的经验对我们将很有价值。

The economics of national growth are of the greatest importance to all modern governments. 国民经济增长的情况对所有现代政府至关重要。

In recent years it has hardly been the source of much national pride. 在最近几年，这几乎未成为激发极大民族自豪感的源泉。

2.Officials in Slovenian say the grave contains the bodies of both men and women with their hands tied behind their backs.

with+宾语+宾语补足语，构成with复合结构，宾语可以是名词或是代词，宾语补足语可以是介词短语、过去分词、现在分词、形容词、动词不定式、副词。且with后面的宾语与其后的宾语补足语有逻辑上的主谓关系。

1）With+宾语+介词短语

He was asleep with his head on his arms.

2）with+宾语+过去分词（宾语与宾补之间是被动关系）

All the afternoon he worked with the door locked.

He lay in bed with his head covered.

3）with+宾语+现在分词（宾语与宾补之间是主动关系）

With winter coming on，it's time to buy warm clothes.

4）with+宾语+todo（不定式做宾补有“将来”的含义）

I can't go out with all these dishes to wash.

5）with+宾语+形容词/副词

With John away，we've got more room.

Anderson was lying on the bed with all his clothes on.