Many of the wounded died on their way to hospital. ③ 与某些表国籍的形容词连用:
The French are famous for their cooking. 法国人以善烹调著称。 ④与某些形容词连用表示抽象概念
One must learn to take the bad with the good. 人必须学会好坏都能承受。 【注】:“the+形容词”的语法特征
①复数性:“the+形容词”表示一类具有某种特征或特性的人时,通常表示复数意义,若用作主语,谓语要用复数。 如:
The injured were carried away on stretchers. 用担架把受伤的人抬走了。
The old are more likely to catch cold than the young. 老年人比年轻人更容易感冒。
②单数性:“the+形容词”若表示抽象概念,则表示单数意义,用作主语时,谓语要用单数如:
The beautiful is not always the good, and the good is not always the true. ③单复性:有个别的“the+形容词”结构既表示单数意义,也表示复数意义,若用作主语,谓语动词用单数还是复数需视情况而定。如:the good 指“好人”时表复数意义,指“善”时表单数意义;the accused 指一名被告时表单数意义,指多名被告时表复数意义。比较:
The accused was acquitted of the charge. 被告被宣告无罪。(指一人) The accused were acquitted of the charge. 被告均被宣告无罪。(指多人) ④习惯性:有的表达带有一定的习惯性,如“病人”习惯说成 the sick,而不说 the ill;这类结构习惯上不用于-’s 所有格形式,若语义需要,可考虑用 of 所有格。如:
正:He is interested in the problems of the poor. 他对穷人的问题感兴趣。 ? 零冠词的用法:
1 专有名词,物质名词,抽象名词,人名地名等名词前 Beijing University, Jack, China, love, air
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2 名词前有this, my, whose, some, no, each, every等限制 I want this book, not that one. / Whose purse is this?
3 季节,月份,星期,节假日,一日三餐前 March, Sunday, National Day, spring 4 表示职位,身份,头衔的名词前 Lincoln was made President of America. 5 学科,语言,球类,棋类名词前 He likes playing football/chess. 6 与by连用表示交通工具的名词前 by train, by air, by land
7 以and连接的两个相对的名词并用时 husband and wife, knife and fork, day and night
8 表示泛指的复数名词前 Horses are useful animals.
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