14. majority的用法

(1) the majority表示“大多數(shù)”時(shí)，為集合名詞；單獨(dú)用作主語時(shí)，其謂語可用單數(shù)（視為整體）或復(fù)數(shù)（考慮其個(gè)體）。如：

The majority has [have] seen the film. 多數(shù)人看過這部電影。

The majority was [were] in favour of banning smoking. 大多數(shù)人支持禁煙。

但是若單獨(dú)用的 the majority后跟有復(fù)數(shù)表語，則謂語通常要用復(fù)數(shù)。如：

The majority are young people. 大多數(shù)是年輕人。

(2) 用于“the majority of+復(fù)數(shù)名詞”且用作主語時(shí)，其謂語動詞通常用復(fù)數(shù)。如：

The majority of our employees are women. 我們的雇員大多數(shù)是女性。

The majority of men earn their living by manual labour. 大多數(shù)人是以體力勞動為生。

但用于單數(shù)也是可能的（即將主語視為一個(gè)整體）。如：

The majority of students were [was] indifferent to the political meeting. 大多數(shù)學(xué)生對政治集會漠不關(guān)心。

(3) 按傳統(tǒng)語法，the majority of只用于修飾可數(shù)名詞復(fù)數(shù)或具有復(fù)數(shù)意義的集合名詞，但在現(xiàn)代英語中也可用于修飾不可數(shù)名詞，此時(shí)若用作主語，謂語動詞用單數(shù)。如：

The majority of my work is done in the office. 我的大部分工作是在辦公室里干的。

The vast majority of alcohol metabolism occurs in the liver. 酒精的代射主要在肝臟。

(3) the majority of習(xí)慣上帶定冠詞，有時(shí)也可用不定冠詞。如：

A majority of visitors have arrived. 大多數(shù)參觀者已經(jīng)到了。

A clear majority of voters were in favour of the motion. 絕大多數(shù)選民贊成這一動議。

A [The] majority of people seem to prefer TV to radio. 大部分人似乎喜歡看電視而不喜歡聽收音機(jī)。

15. management的用法

(1) management的意思是“管理層”“管理人員”“資方”，為集合名詞；用作主語時(shí)，謂語動詞可用單數(shù)（視為整體）或復(fù)數(shù)（考慮其個(gè)體）。如：

The management is not responsible for articles left in customers’ cars.  管理人員對于留在顧客車內(nèi)的東西概不負(fù)責(zé)。

The management are looking for ways of improving productivity. 管理部門正在設(shè)法提高生產(chǎn)率。

The management is [are] having talks with the workers. 資方正在與工人談話。

有時(shí)其前可以不用冠詞。如：

Management [The management] is [are] considering closing the factory. 主管部門正在考慮把工廠關(guān)閉。

(2) 若只是表示“管理”，則表示單數(shù)意義。如：

Poor management has sunk the project. 管理不善導(dǎo)致了這個(gè)項(xiàng)目失敗。

School management is often too detached from the classroom. 學(xué)校管理往往太脫離課堂。

16. military的用法

military的意思是“軍隊(duì)”“武裝力量”，通常要連用定冠詞；用作主語時(shí)，謂語動詞通常用復(fù)數(shù)，但有時(shí)也用單數(shù)。如：

As the police could not keep order in the city, the military were called in to help. 由于警察無法維持城里的秩序，軍隊(duì)被召去加以協(xié)助。

The military does not have the weapons it needs to defeat the rebels. 軍方?jīng)]有擊敗叛軍所需的武器。

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