Verrazano, an Italian about whom little is known, sailed into New York Harbour in 1524 and named it Angouleme.

an Italian about whom little is known ^{一位鲜为人知的意大利人}

• an Italian whom little is known about ^不够正式
• They support the cables from which the bridge has been suspended. ^{suspended from 悬挂于}

在正式书面语中，若关系代词做介词宾语，需将介词置于关系代词之前，非正式文体无此限制。

• This is the house in which I lived for 10 years. ^正式
• This is the house which I lived in for 10 years. ^非正式
• I have read the poem of which she is speaking.
• I have read the poem which she is speaking of.

about whom / which little is known ^{鲜为人知的}

• Mary and her husband Dimitri lived in Perachora, a tiny Greek village about which little is known.  ^{Mary 和她的丈夫 Dimitri 住在Perachora，一个鲜为人知的希腊小村庄。}

造句：Zhang Ji, a Chinese poet about whom little is known, once wrote a famous poem "Mooring by Maple Bridge at Night". ^{张继，一位鲜为人知的中国诗人，曾经写过一首著名的诗歌，《枫桥夜泊》}

name sb. ... ^{给某人起名（接双宾语）}

• We named our daughter Sarah.

name ... after ... ^{以...的名词命名（以…命名）}

• He was named after his father. ^{他是以他父亲的名字命名的（父子同名）}
• Bush Junior and Bush senior  ↔ George Bush senior ^老布什 ↔ George Bush Junior ^小布什
• Though Verrazano is by no means considered to be a great explorer, his name will probably remain immortal, for on November 21st, 1964, the longest suspension bridge in the world was named after him.

He described it as 'a very agreeable situation located within two small hills in the midst of which flowed a great river'.

describe ... as (being).... ^{把...描述成...}

• The man was described as (being) tall and dark, and aged about 20.
• Those who never have to move house become indiscriminate collectors of what can only be described as clutter. ^NCE3-59

in the midst of ^文言 = in the middle of  ^通俗

• in the midst of the crowd ^人群之间
• In the midst of two small hills flowed a great river. ^{还原成简单句（倒装）}
• A great river flowed in the midst of two small hills. ^正常语序

全部倒装 ^{把全部谓语置于主语之前}

表示位置或次序的状语置于句首，只要满足两个条件，要用全部倒装。①主语不是代词。②谓语动词不是及物动词。

• A subway station stands in front of a huge shopping mall.
• In front of a huge shopping mall stands a subway station. ^全部倒装

造句：这家饭馆的位置非常方便，位于一家大型购物中心的正中央，在购物中心前有一座地铁站。
The restaurant is in a very convenient situation. It is located right in the center of a huge shopping mall. A subway station stands in front of the shopping mall. ^简单句
The restaurant is in a very convenient situation located right in the center of a huge shopping mall in front of which stands a subway station. ^复合句

Though Verrazano is by no means considered to be a great explorer, his name will probably remain immortal, for on November 21^st, 1964, the longest suspension bridge in the world was named after him.

by no means = not by any means: not at all ^{绝不，决不，一点也不}

• She is by no means pretty.
• She's not a bad kid, by any means. ^{绝对不是坏孩子}
• By no means can theory be separated from practice. ^{否定位于句首引起倒装}

consider ... to be ... ^{认为...是...}

• We consider this (to be) very important.
• He was considered (to be) a weak leader.
• If you lived in the Mediterranean, for instance, you would consider octopus a great delicacy.

will remain immortal ^{将流芳百世}

• The name of Lei Feng will remain immortal. ^{将永远不朽}
• The tragic sinking of this great liner will always be remembered, for she went down on her first voyage with heavy loss of life.   ^{will always be remembered将永远被铭记}
• The tragic missing of the Malaysian airliner will always be remembered.