Test One
! U2 f! u! E/ ?$ v 集体名词作主语主谓一致1 k# \ p' h9 I) N! `' K$ C
1)通常作复数的集体名词
6 l5 s% k- z |1 C2 A0 y 集体名词，如：police, people,cattle,militia,poultry等，
& x' U# q7 |7 u3 X |7 \ 通常作复数，用复数动词。如：
" I- m8 d9 e$ Y: u0 A Domestic cattle provide us with milk, beef and hides.
N/ N+ u, q/ c8 O/ E( U' X7 j 2)通常作不可数名词的集体名词" d& `2 @) G8 z# _! t
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.
) y6 X. T3 x* S& M" i# j% ^+ R) u 3)既可作单数也可作复数的集体名词6 N9 ]' w9 _1 U4 H
集体名词，如audience, committee, class, crew, family, public, government等，既可作单数，也可作复数用。
: H9 Z# I9 K/ t The city council is meeting to set its agenda.
. O% q9 W' T+ ^# H$ l 4)a committee,etc. of +复数名词 g+ ]8 r( {! l$ | L" h$ a
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。
. ~8 p6 o, `* _0 z `+ a9 b 例如：+ x4 T- D$ l0 Y8 d: N+ R _
A committee of five men and three women is to consider the matter.
6 a3 x* o/ c# L& O7 { 近义词辨析( [9 _" J2 V5 w: z" o
tired, exhausted, fatigued, weary, wornout
8 }9 ~$ y/ O4 i: Q& m: V: N 这组词均含有“疲惫的”的意思。
- U, K4 z- T7 N; O3 A- s A1 K' e! v tired
( G! i5 C5 }" z: F 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。. P9 r& E: p4 @7 c
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。/ z) b; ^, z9 u- O5 J l7 \1 N
exhausted
" {, m5 E# B- v3 Q4 b$ M1 E5 u 表达的疲惫程度最强，指因劳累过度而精疲力竭。
3 ]: P. z Z0 Q. _% w2 N 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。( R1 ^ e0 c# D b. i" [( n! {2 o
fatigued
! b: W% S y2 s( h 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。
W% Q8 d+ N0 L) ^9 o He felt fatigued and didn’t want to say a single word.他疲惫不堪，不想说一句话。/ M* K; v3 N: K% ?, G5 X6 X
weary; w5 x l9 Y9 A$ S7 R6 a0 c) T
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。+ L; L6 s( m" S @4 z3 o0 B
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。
8 s: Y2 l$ O T2 } wornout
% l# O3 h: x' s0 \/ |0 W: J 这个词不太正式，多用于口语。& z/ A! i; |. |# @2 X; |& _( N) E/ G
The troops were wornout after winning the battle.战后,部队疲惫不堪。 |
发表于 2012-8-14 11:20:45
