例如:Looking out upon the sea of faces, Mr. A delivered a touchingspeech.(望著一片人山人海的聽眾,A先生發(fā)表一篇動人的演說。)
Standing at his podium, President Clinton saw a sea of faces waving athim.(克林頓總統(tǒng)站在講臺上看到人山人海的人群揮手向他致意。)
可見,說話者通常要在臺上或高處,才有"人海"的感覺。因此,可以說:"I saw a sea of faces from the top of thebuilding. "但在平地的人群中,就不說:"I saw the sea of faces."也不說:"There is a sea offaces."只說:"I saw a large crowd of people."