343　hear of，hear from，hear about和will not hear of

① hear of意为“听说，听到，得到消息”，指从别人那里间接得知。

I have heard of her arrival. 我听说她已经到了。

I have never heard of him since then. 自那以后，我没有听到关于他的音讯。

② hear from意为“收到……的来信，得到……的消息”，其宾语可以是人或物，并可用于被动语态。

She seldom hears from him. 她很少收到他的来信。

She hears from America every month. 她每个月都会收到美国的来信。

She hasn't heard from hometown for years. 她好几年没有得到家乡的音讯了。

The man disappeared a year ago，never to be heard from again. 那人一年前失踪了，再也没有得到他的音讯。

③ 表示“听到，听说”时，hear of有时可同hear about换用，但hear about表示知道得更详细、具体。

I have heard about/of his achievement in the field. 我听说过他在这个领域的成就。

④ will not hear of中的hear of不可译为“听见”，句中的will或would是情态动词，表示“愿意，想”，will not hear of表示“拒绝考虑，不同意”，这种结构中的of后可加名词或动名词。

I won't hear of such a plan. 我不同意这样的计划。

He wouldn't hear of doing it that way. 他不同意那样做。

The landlord would not hear of reducing the tenant's rent. 房东拒绝考虑少收房客的租金。