Question

英语高手进。(最好有解释哦)

1，He was _____to speak the truth.
A，too much of a coward B，too much a coward
2，Language is a tool ,_________people communicate with each other .
A,by means of which B,by means of that

Answer 1

1，He was _____to speak the truth.
A，too much of a coward 他是一个懦弱的不敢说出真相的人。 much of +a + N. 一个……样的…… ，表示主语具有该名词相同的特性
2，Language is a tool ,_________people communicate with each other .
A,by means of which 语言是人们借以交流的工具。 of + which 是定语从句的一种表达，没有of+ that 这中形式的定语从句。

Answer 2

1、A这里有一个固定搭配too much of a coward to do sth 译为太懦弱了以至于干不了某事，所以整句话的意思是“他太懦弱了，不敢说出事实。”
2、A这是一个非限制性定语从句，非限制向定语从句没有that,所以这里用which作为关系代词代替前面的tool。另外by means of which的意思为通过。所以整句话译为“语言是一种工具，通过这个工具，人们可以相互沟通。”

Answer 3

1、A。应该是一种固定的用法。not much of a…表示“不怎么样，不怎么好”
2、A。定语从句，which指前面一整个句子。