( )is well-informed man. he can tell you anything you want to know为什么是this old friend of john's而不是this john's old friend
问题描述：
( )is well-informed man. he can tell you anything you want to know
为什么是this old friend of john's而不是this john's old friend
答
一般英文中名词在有指示代词做定语的时候,不和其它的物主代词一起使用.比如我们说：他的这辆旧车,可以说成：this old bike of his,而不说：this his old bike.