生) → two women doctors (两个女医生) / the Chinese women's volleyball team (中国女排) / a children hospital (儿童医院)( M, C: h$ `- H. Q
6、family(家庭), group(小组), police(警察),committee(委员会), team(组), box(盒), audience(观众)等词,可以是单数,也可以是复数,关键要看题目所给的提示,例如:
0 P, e9 a# M6 n5 V. { The whole box of matches _____ wet; I couldn't light a simple one& W9 E, I9 ]1 o9 a% Y- P
A. was
9 P( e& m1 a2 t1 |4 y B. is
! J5 w& [6 H) W0 F A C. were8 n+ I& a) H" Z5 a4 }+ n+ i& ]; l
D. are; }! V7 [$ G0 B8 x
解题思路:这道题如果没有后半句I couldn't light a simple one,是没办法解答的。这句话提示了两点:
2 z1 h8 c7 M, R$ g (1)时态为"过去时",故B、D已不可能了;" E- S# R5 E- M E! O4 j
(2)"a simple one"说明是指盒子内的一根根火柴,故答案为C.试想,如果我们把后半句改为 "I had to throw it away", 那么正确答案应是A.) T& p: B" Y- R/ A
所以,看清题目的提示对于解题是非常重要的。
! L* w( j9 ?4 `. c 7、注意以下表达方式中名词的复数形式# d1 v6 W) L- {" M! F+ N5 u1 T
to be / make friends with(友好 / 交朋友)
& Y( c+ `, i! v1 u6 S U9 R) ~; X to change places with (交换位置)
1 i3 y% N& e) l. e to make preparations for(为…作准备)
% @5 q* |4 }% ~; N9 S3 r0 {' C to give regards to(向…问好)
! T7 D! f/ d3 w( ~( P% R& r to make matters worse(把事情弄糟)
1 e) r4 b3 m& E/ c. a5 T4 K to hurt feelings(伤害感情). ?& n' a+ `, y1 v
to be all smiles(满脸堆笑)" }( T7 q6 \: J6 v1 T
to take sides (偏袒某方)
, k) v9 Z; Q8 r0 |; a# e0 E to have words with(吵架)+ Y" _) z* b% i% {
to burst into tears (突然哭了)
+ b |/ v# s) S; v) q4 ` 8、量词的使用:
# X8 g {/ R7 H5 A; j% h$ ^ 由于英语中名词分可数与不可数,量词的使用也有区别:; H6 G# D# M. y( i; ^
修饰可数名词' b1 T" ^+ n1 N. f
(a) few / fewer / fewest |