摘要：介词of补充思考所涉及的对象。因此think of this place是“就this place想或思考”，或者“想、思考this place”。think of this place的认知焦点在“主语思考”，of this place为不太强调的补充(th

think of有时被翻译为“认为、当作”，但笔者认为这源于它后面的as短语，如

【例句1】I think of this place as my home. (我把这个地方看作我的家。) [牛津高级学者辞典]

think可以用作不及物动词，表达主语“脑子里有想、思考、转来转去”的认知状态。

介词of补充思考所涉及的对象。因此think of this place是“就this place想或思考”，或者“想、思考this place”。think of this place的认知焦点在“主语思考”，of this place为不太强调的补充(think this place的宾语this place与think同等重要)。

as短语表达“作为……”, think of this place as his home字面义是“作为他的家而想这个地方或脑子里转来转去这个地方”,于是就被转义为“认为这个地方是我的家、这个地方被当作我的家”。

如果没有as短语， think of this place宜按“想起这个地方、脑子转来转去这个地方”来理解。

品读如下例句，强化理解。

【例句2】I'll always think of him as someone I can rely on. (我会一直认为他是我可以依靠的人。)[剑桥学术内容辞典]

【例句3】We all thought of him as a father. (我们都认为他是个父亲。 )[柯林斯高级学者辞典]

【例句4】Peter had always thought of Kate as someone to be avoided. (彼得一直认为凯特是一个需要避开的人。)[朗文当代英语词典]

【例句5】I want you to think of this as your home. (我希望你把这里当作你的家。)[朗文当代英语词典]

【例句6】She is thought of as a possible director. (她被认为是一位可能的导演。 )[牛津高级学者辞典]

【例句7】In China bats are thought of as being very lucky. (在中国，蝙蝠被认为是非常幸运的。)[柯林斯高级学者辞典]

【例句8】He thinks of it as his home. (他把它当作自己的家。)[

【例句9】I still think of myself as (= believe I am) her friend. (我仍然认为自己是她的朋友。)[剑桥学术内容辞典]

【例句10】 I've always thought of myself as a sensible person. ( 我一直认为自己是个明智的人。) [朗文当代英语词典]

【例句11】Salmon used to be thought of as expensive/a luxury. (鲑鱼过去被认为是昂贵的/奢侈品。 )[剑桥高级学者辞典]

来源：三斤西瓜汁