12 all manner of; all sorts [kinds] of; of all sorts [kinds]; this, that and the other; this and that

● 本组词组均有“各种各样”之意。

● all manner of一般作前置定语，of后可跟可数名词复数或不可数名词，manner只用单数。如：We saw all manner of birds in the zoo.（我们在那个动物园看见了各种各样的鸟儿。）All manner of beautiful clothes can be bought in that supermarket.（人们可以在那家超市买到各式各样的漂亮服装。）The guests were served with all manner of food and drink.（为客人们端上来了各种各样的食物和饮料。）All manner of people went to the protest meeting, from housewives to old age pensioners, from stockbrokers to bricklayers. （各行各业的人去参加了抗议会，从家庭主妇到退休金领取者，从股票经纪人到建筑工人。）

● all sorts of与all kinds of均作前置定语，可指同一范畴，也可指不同范畴的“各种各样”的人和物，而all manner of均只指同一范畴的人物。后者较正式，一般可互换，其中的sorts和kinds总是复数形式。如：The ice-cream they sell comes in all kinds of different flavors.（他们卖的冰淇淋种类齐全，味道各异。）The philosopher used to say: “It takes all kinds of people to make the world go around.” （那位哲人常说：“世界需要各国人民来推动。”）All kinds of classical music are played on that radio station.（那个电台播放各类古典音乐。）There are all kinds of books sold in the bookstore.（该书店卖各种各样的书。）The travel agency provides all sorts of services.（该旅行社提供各式各样的服务。）The shop is well stocked with all sorts of goods.（商店里各色货物一应俱全。）All kinds of people are needed to do all sorts of work in the society.（社会需要各种各样的人做各种各样的事。）She is a good hand at all sorts of sports.（她对各种运动都很拿手。）

● of all sorts可代all sorts of, of all kinds可代all kinds of。如：There are books of all kinds sold in the bookstore. = There are all kinds of books sold in the bookstore.（该书店卖各种各样的书。）When you are young you dream about things of all sorts. （= When you are young you dream about all sorts of things.）（人们年轻时梦想各种各样的事。）

● this, that and the other或this and that,均作代词，在句中多作宾语，指不同类型的“各种各样的事物”。如：The exchange rate was still favorable and travel agencies were busy booking people for this, that, and the other foreign holiday resort.（兑换率仍然有利，旅行社正忙于为人们预订去国外各种各样度胜地的票。）This skirt was made of this, that and the other.（这条裙子是各种各样材料做的。）We sat up late into the night, talking about this and that.（我们深夜不睡，谈论各种各样的事情。）