名詞類

1.這些女老師們?cè)诟墒裁?

[誤]What are the woman teachers doing?

[正]What are the women teachers doing?

[析]在英語中，當(dāng)一名詞作定語修飾另一名詞(單或復(fù)數(shù)形式)時(shí)，作定語的名詞一般要用其單數(shù)形式;但當(dāng)man,woman作定語修飾可數(shù)名詞復(fù)數(shù)形式時(shí)，要用其復(fù)數(shù)形式men,women.

2.房間里有多少人?

[誤]How many peoples are there in the room?

[正]How many people are there in the room?

[析]people作“人、人們”解時(shí)，是個(gè)集合名詞，其單復(fù)數(shù)同形。

3.我想為我兒子買兩瓶牛奶。

[誤]I want to buy two bottle of milk for my son.

[正]I want to buy two bottles of milk for my son.

[析]表示不可數(shù)名詞的數(shù)量時(shí)，常用“a/an或數(shù)詞+表量的可數(shù)名詞+of+不可數(shù)名詞”這一結(jié)構(gòu)，其中當(dāng)數(shù)詞大于1時(shí)，表量的可數(shù)名詞要用其復(fù)數(shù)形式。