Test One
/ H. @! c: j* W/ a* s { 集体名词作主语主谓一致! D5 u0 V6 G! p% `' D
1)通常作复数的集体名词
7 g- C# y- z' R; _4 w' K! l/ u 集体名词，如：police, people,cattle,militia,poultry等，* o9 K5 s, @5 N+ \0 A$ w
通常作复数，用复数动词。如：0 X |) A( a7 p2 D6 b8 O' z
Domestic cattle provide us with milk, beef and hides.* w$ F ?3 `- Q r. c
2)通常作不可数名词的集体名词
: |) @3 k- l8 ~ N, ]+ f( u 有些集体名词，如foliage,machinery,equipment,furniture,merchandise,通常作不可数名词，随后的动词用单数。例如：All the machinery in the factory is made in China.
% C2 W0 w) c4 Z 3)既可作单数也可作复数的集体名词
J4 o _, k( P- u 集体名词，如audience, committee, class, crew, family, public, government等，既可作单数，也可作复数用。
* f. G2 Y- R4 }: Y$ c( ^8 y7 G The city council is meeting to set its agenda.3 H L+ t( ~2 U$ d
4)a committee,etc. of +复数名词
0 @* a- s4 g: x: B0 b% F. Z; ]: C 如果主语是由“a committee of /a panel of /a board of +复数名词”构成，随后的动词通常用单数。
/ ]$ S( d% s6 @2 B# |% r 例如：
$ S( `6 t4 K n A committee of five men and three women is to consider the matter.
; B# m& G/ V f5 B+ C5 C 近义词辨析
6 F, R: Z5 s$ w3 D) P ]' ` tired, exhausted, fatigued, weary, wornout7 f6 v1 N" R: d0 d* z5 P/ \7 M
这组词均含有“疲惫的”的意思。
) ]" D( A, `: r. q" A tired
$ m6 }/ m" P' G9 \2 G 可指因体力或脑力消耗太多而需要休息，还可指因长期做某事而失去兴趣。7 h* o) o: Q" b
Henry was so tired that he went to bed immediately after he got home.亨利很疲惫，一到家就上床睡觉去了。
5 U) K+ ^7 ~$ ^/ ?- C exhausted1 [6 d: p; E, X; h
表达的疲惫程度最强，指因劳累过度而精疲力竭。
. d" x1 j. L4 F4 G; f The exhausted engineer fell asleep on the bus.精疲力竭的工程师在公共汽车上睡着了。% P* Y- {7 k6 G6 A
fatigued
8 V, E. z4 y5 ~% n5 y$ W3 G 所表达的疲劳程度比tired和weary强，表示由于过度劳累而引起疲乏，不能再继续下去。. g; Y4 a3 U$ D7 A& p
He felt fatigued and didn’t want to say a single word.他疲惫不堪，不想说一句话。/ K- H7 y1 c: V/ W9 Q
weary0 }* c6 r6 s# N0 d
语气比tired强，指由于长时间努力工作或由于做单一的事而引起疲倦。6 j7 z# r/ F; Z; y. t
After a long and weary wait, the plane finally came to take them back.经过漫长而又令人疲乏的等待后，飞机终于来接他们回去了。
7 [ O5 A+ A; X2 L wornout
% o4 H( A: P% N7 i1 t/ m: k 这个词不太正式，多用于口语。
8 ~5 v3 K b8 D( H O# b+ h/ ? The troops were wornout after winning the battle.战后,部队疲惫不堪。 |
发表于 2012-8-14 11:09:43
