A number of 表示"一些","不少",认真对比一下,看出问题来了吗?5 e' X( {- `1 @! x+ H! f: v' b
问多少钱、多少重量时用:How much…?问距离时用:How far is it from…to…?
- s' ]5 k4 m& K 9、单位词的使用
5 f& M6 v; \8 N" B3 N5 ? (1) 不可数名词表示多少,一般用much, (a) little, a lot of, enough 等词表达,要数1,2,3,4…时要用"量词"表达,最常用的是a piece of (news, advice, furniture, information…)。
* l' V& H* t: d8 f- g: e/ x1 i (2) 成双成对的名词一般用复数,如:a pair of trousers (裤子) / scissors(剪刀) / glasses (spectacles)(眼镜) / pliers(钳子)
' s X9 ]& ^' q$ H/ h; Y% k (3) a couple of表示一对,或2-3…,如:a couple of days / people / things
. Z. N9 X6 {5 H' J; x# i (4) 记住以下量词表达方式:
4 `, ~# D5 b: z, P; q7 t a loaf (two loafs) of bread (一个(两个)面包)
h$ C& a( q0 v9 E H; x a burst of laughter(一阵笑声). M( a! d' T0 L! q. x
a fit of anger / chill(一阵发怒 / 发冷)$ B2 s$ r3 T* R/ K# ]/ w
a game of chess (一盘棋)$ v! {: G1 Y" C$ ~
a lump of sugar (一块方糖)
2 t' j. K1 k' i" X5 @ 10、其他应注意的数的表达形式8 I: p6 w0 Q L6 n5 A% c, [
1)a three-year-old boy 比较The boy is three years old% y$ e- L% T; Y
2) five thousand people / several thousand people比较 thousands of people+ t9 g3 Y8 \! }5 ] a. k4 f( V
表达具体数字时,thousand不加 "s",后面不加 "of "; ten, million, billion情况以此类推。
/ G' f3 P' m/ P8 n 3) One-third of the students have passed College English Test Band IV.2 X% I/ h. m' i |5 r% E! o
Two-thirds of the students have passed College English Test Band IV.
/ h, q$ Y/ w5 i; [$ ~ One-third of the population in this area is living below the poverty line.4 [$ J4 F) ^" y O' n; Q- D8 s
(这个地区有1/3人口生活在贫困线以下。) |