大家都知道他在说谎。
4.Investigators say the collectors have bought the pictures on the Internet in good faith.
in good faith真诚地, 诚意地
例句:I doubt whether he is in good faith.
我怀疑他是否有诚意。
5.The police say the fakes were of good quality with the forgers meticulously reproducing paintings using the original techniques of the genuine artists.
“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。
6.Some economists attribute the bad results to the end of a federal tax credit which expired earlier this year, but others warn that the economy is teetering on the edge of another recession.