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內(nèi)部講義:?荚~的語法與用法(12) |
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◆poor adj. 1. 用于 the poor, 相當(dāng)于名詞,表示“窮人”,具有復(fù)數(shù)意義。如: The poor were looked down upon in the old days. 在舊社會窮人受人瞧不起。 2. 比較 be poor in 與 be poor at :前者表示在某方面貧乏;后者表示做某事很差勁或不行。如: He was poor in money but rich in knowledge. 他金錢貧乏,但知識豐富。 The man is poor at swimming. /The man is a poor swimmer. 這個人不善于游泳。 ◆popular adj. 1. 表示“受歡迎的”、“討人喜歡的”,若表示受某人歡迎或討某人喜歡,其后通常接 with(有時也接 among)。如: The singer is very popular with [among] young people. 這位歌手很受年輕人的歡迎。 He is popular among men, though not, perhaps, with ladies. 他很受男士們的歡迎,雖然也許不一定討女士們的喜歡。 2. 表示“大眾化的”、“民眾的”、“流行的”等義,通常只用作定語,一般不用作表語。如: popular science 大眾科學(xué)popular music 流行音樂 popular newspaper 大眾報紙 popular opinion 民意 ◆population n. 1. 表示“人口”,是集合名詞,通常用單數(shù)形式。用作主語時,其謂語動詞通常用單數(shù)。如: The population of the country is only ten million. 這個國家的人口僅有一千萬。 Half the world’s population doesn’t get enough to eat. 世界有一半人口沒有足夠的食物吃。 注:有時謂語用單數(shù)(側(cè)重整體)或復(fù)數(shù)(側(cè)重個體)均可,尤其是其前有幾分之幾或百分之幾十之類的修飾語時。如: What per cent of the population read [reads] books? 識字的人占人口的百分之幾? 2. 其前不能用數(shù)詞修飾,也不能與 many, few 之類的詞連用,但在說明數(shù)量多少時可用 large, small 等修飾。若表示“某地?fù)碛卸嗌偃丝凇,一般用?/FONT>have a population of+基數(shù)詞”這樣的結(jié)構(gòu)。如: 這個城市人口很多。 誤:The population of this city is very many. 正:The population of this city is very large. 中國有12億多人口。 誤:China has more than twelve hundred million popula- tion. 正:China has a population of more than twelve hundred million. 3. 若要打聽某地的人口數(shù),一般用類似下面這樣的句型: How large [What] is the population of ◆possession n. 1. 表示“擁有”、“占有”等,是不可數(shù)名詞。比較以下各組句子有無修飾語(定冠詞或物主代詞等)所導(dǎo)致的含義上的區(qū)別 (主動或被動): 這房子是 正:Mr Li was in possession of the house. 正:The house was in the possession of Mr Li. 他得了一大筆財產(chǎn)。 正:He came into possession of a large fortune. 正:A large fortune came into his possession. 注:take possession of 和 have possession of 這兩個結(jié)構(gòu)中通常不用冠詞。如: He has had possession of the house for ten years. 他擁有這房子已有十年了。 The policeman took possession of the thief’s bag. 警察拿下了那個小偷的包。 2. 表示“財產(chǎn)”、“所有物”等,是可數(shù)名詞,但通常要用復(fù)數(shù)形式。如: He has few possessions. 他的財產(chǎn)很少。 He is a man of great possessions. 他是個大財主。 He lost all his possessions in the fire. 他在火災(zāi)中失去了他所有的財產(chǎn)。 |
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