<例句>
Many hands make light work.
人多好辦事。
<語法分析>
有很多作定語的代詞和限定詞,尤其是不定代詞和相關限定詞,可以用來表示數(shù)量。量詞不是一種詞類,而是許多與數(shù)量有關的詞和短語。量詞的構成有很多,如由“名詞+ of”可以構成很多量詞,此外有各種數(shù)詞,某些與數(shù)量有關的形容詞、名詞、合成詞等都是量詞。還有某些與數(shù)量有關的詞組也可以作量詞。
<觸類旁通>
(1) None of us are surprised.
我們誰也不感覺到吃驚。
語法分析:作定語的代詞和限定詞,尤其是不定代詞和相關限定詞表示數(shù)量,可用作主語、賓語或介詞賓語等。
(2) She has a heap of trouble.
她有很多麻煩事。
語法分析:“名詞+ of”類型的量詞可以加在所修飾的詞前面。
(3) Numbers of people came to the meeting.
與會者人數(shù)很多。
語法分析:有些“名詞+ of”類型的量詞可用復數(shù)形式,以強調數(shù)量之多。
(4) He is just out to do a bit of shopping.
他只是出來買點東西。
語法分析:有些“名詞+ of”類型的量詞可以表示少量的。
(5) I need a ball of string.
我需要一團線。
語法分析:有些“名詞+ of”類型的量詞與形狀有關。
(6) The road is 6 metres wide.
這條馬路有六米寬。
語法分析:有些形容詞與數(shù)量有關。
(7) The room is 10 feet in width.
房間寬10英尺。
語法分析:也有些名詞和in連用,表示數(shù)量。
<鞏固練習>
(1) _____ a little makes a mickle.
(2) A good many _____ them are beginners.
(3) We've had _____[quantity] of rain this summer.
(4) Have a spot _____ tea.
(5) She was sucking a _____ of coffee.
(6) A _____ of students asked to see the principal.
(7) A _____ of sheep blocked the road.
(8) A _____ of mosquitoes came over.
<參考答案>
(1) Many (2) of (3) quantites (4) of (5) stick (6) group (7) flock (8) could