英语分类词汇:学英文必备的单位名词
每日学英语2019-10-22 11:55
比如:a cup of water, a packet of cigarettes, a basket of vegetables
(一杯水,一盒香烟,一篮子蔬菜)。
最有意思的就是英语关于各种动物群体的称呼了,各不相同。如:
an army of elephants(一群大象);
a pack / throng of wolves(一群狼);
a batch of dogs(一群狗);
a brood of chicks(一群小鸡);
a hive of bees(一群蜜蜂);
a host of monkeys(一群猴子);
a school of fish(一群鱼);
a swarm of locusts(一群蝗虫);
a team / field of horses(一群马);
a gang of elks(一群驼鹿)等等。
汉语中的形象量词在英语里也能找到对应,如:
a head of garlic(一头蒜);
a drop of water(一滴水);
a flood of moonlight(一片月光);
a wisp of smoke(一缕烟);
a pane of glass(一块玻璃);
a layer of rock(一层岩石);
a cloud of smoke(一团烟雾);
a beam of light(一束光线);
a blade of grass(一片草叶);
a block of wood(一块木头);
a cube of sugar(一块方糖);
a roll of newspaper(一卷报纸);
a cone of icecream(一个蛋卷冰淇淋);
a bar of chocolate(一块巧克力);
a stack of hay(一堆乾草);
a loaf of bread(一个面包);
a grain of rice(一粒米);
a cake of soap(一块肥皂);
a dash of salt(一撮盐);
a coil of wire(一卷电线);
a ball of wool(一个毛线球)。
许多形象量词,不仅说明了数量,还有动态和修辞的含意,比如:
a glimmer of hope(一线希望);
a burst of laughter(一阵笑声);
a gust of wind(一股风);
a web of railroad(铁路网),
a train of thoughts(一连串的想法)等等。
英语和汉语关于表示数量的词的用法还有一点不同。
汉语说一杯好茶,在英语里则是一好杯茶:
a nice cup of tea。
类似的例子还有:
a thin coat of ice (一层薄冰),
a stagnant pool of water(一潭死水),
a beautiful stretch of field(一片美丽的原野)等等。
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