时间:2019-02-21 作者:英语课 分类:美国文化脱口秀


英语课

   除了many, a few, a lot, 英语里还有好多量词是课本里学不到的。比如美国人特别喜欢用的“dozen”,可以形容鸡蛋,也能形容人!今天,Jenny和Adam就总结一下英语里最常用的量词。快听节目吧!


  关键词:
  中英文量词的区别
  measure word: 量词
  Chinese meansure words are very specific, i.e. many can be only used to describe a certain type of thing: 中文的量词比较特定,不同的量词对应不同的东西
  Measure words in English aren't as specific as Chinese: 英语的量词没有中文那么特定
  But because they're more general, using them appropriately might be challenging: 但是因为比较宽泛,所以要恰当使用也不那么容易
  美国人最爱用的量词:a dozen
  A dozen: 一打
  A dozen means 12:一打表示12个
  Eggs are most commonly bought by the dozen: 最常用来形容鸡蛋
  A dozen eggs: 一盒鸡蛋
  We wouldn't call it a box of eggs: 英语里不会说一盒蛋,而是说一打鸡蛋
  You can also buy half a dozen eggs: 也可以买小盒的,半打
  Half a dozen or a half dozen?
  Both are correct: 两种说法都是正确的
  Dozens can also be used in the plural 1 form: 打还可以变成复数
  Dozens of people: 好多人(几十个)
  Dozens of options: 许多的选择
  Dozens究竟是多少?
  Since English doesn't really have a word for "tens", dozens is used to express the idea:由于英语没有一个词表明“几十”,所以dozens用来形容几十这个数量
  "Dozens" is the next step down from hundreds: “dozens”代表几十个,再上去就是几百个
  最浪漫的量词:a couple
  现在常说的“CP", 就是couple. 不过美国人可不会说“CP", 这是有亚洲特色的英语。
  A couple
  A couple: 两个,也是一对恋人、爱人的意思
  A couple到底是几个?
  Strictly 2 speaking, "a couple" means 2: 严格来说,a couple是两个
  A couple of pens: 两支笔
  A couple of cups: 两个杯子
  But in everyday conversations, it could also mean several, a few: 但是日常口语里,它也能指几个、多个
  Let's get a couple of tomatoes: 我们买几个番茄
  Let's get a couple of apples: 我们买几个苹果
  It really depends on the context 3: 具体的数量,还是要通过语境分析
  A few
  This is a word everyone learns early on: 这个词大家应该是最早学到的
  注意语法
  A few___ 不是 a few of ___
  Most measure words are followed by "of" but "few" is an exception 4: 量词通常都用“of”链接后面的名词,但“a few”是个例外(few同理)
  "a few pens", not "a few of pens": 是 few pens,而不是a few of pens
  但是有例外
  The only time you use "a few of" is when you're not being specific: 当 a few后面跟的不是具体事物时,要加of。比如:
  a few of these
  a few of those
  a few of us
  英语量词你会用吗?
  做菜必备量词: a pinch, a handful
  Measure words used in cooking/recipes 做菜、菜谱常用的量词
  A pinch: 一小撮
  Add a pinch of salt, a pinch of pepper: 加一小撮盐、一小撮胡椒
  A handful: 一把
  A handful of nuts: 一把坚果
  More measure words for cooking 更多做菜时常用的量词
  A spoonful: 一勺
  A table spoon of: 一汤匙
  A tea spoon of: 一茶匙
  形容大数量的量词
  A ton of: 美国人最爱用
  Americans love using the word "a ton": 美国人非常爱用“a ton"这个词
  An actual ton is 1000kg: 这个词确切的重量是一吨、1000公斤
  Canadians spell the word as "tonne": 加拿大人的拼法是tonne
  In spoken English, a ton means "a lot": 口语里,a ton的意思是很多、大量的
  A ton of homework": 很多作业
  A ton of work: 很多工作
  Ton in the plural form: ton也能当复数
  Most common use of "tons": tons最常见的用法
  We had tons of fun at the party: 派对真好玩儿
  There are tons of people in Shanghai Disney: 上海迪士尼人爆多
  *Instead of saying "people mountain people sea", you should say "tons of people": 以后别再说“people mountain people sea"这个错误的老梗了,大家跟我说“tons of people"
  Versatile measure words 百搭量词
  A bunch: 一捆、一堆、一群
  A bunch of flowers: 一束花
  A bunch of carrots: 一捆胡萝卜
  A bunch of people: 一群人(几个到十几个的范围,没有几十个那么多)
  A bunch of money: 一些钱 (不是太多、也不是太少)
  A pile:一堆
  A pile of work: 一堆工作,通常形容堆积了很多
  * You can't use pile to describe people: 不能说”a pile of people"
  特定量词一:动物
  There are really specific measure words for animals: 英语里形容动物的量词是最特定的
  A school of fish: 一群鱼
  A flock of birds: 一群鸟
  A pride of lions: 一群狮子
  特定量词二:食物
  Food also has very specific measure words: 食物也有特定对应的量词
  A piece or slice of toast: 一片面包
  A loaf of bread: 一条面包 ,切片面包组成的一长条
  A baguette, not a loaf of baguette: 不过法棍是个例外,直接说a baguette, 不是a loaf of baguette
  A cup of coffee: 一杯咖啡
  A bowl of oatmeal: 一碗麦片
  A box of cereal: 一盒早餐谷物

n.复数;复数形式;adj.复数的
  • Most plural nouns in English end in's '.英语的复数名词多以s结尾。
  • Here you should use plural pronoun.这里你应该用复数代词。
adv.严厉地,严格地;严密地
  • His doctor is dieting him strictly.他的医生严格规定他的饮食。
  • The guests were seated strictly in order of precedence.客人严格按照地位高低就座。
n.背景,环境,上下文,语境
  • You can always tell the meaning of a word from its context.你常可以从上下文中猜出词义来。
  • This sentence does not seem to connect with the context.这个句子似乎与上下文脱节。
n.例外,除外
  • Everyone should keep discipline and you are no exception. 每个人都应该遵守纪律,你也毫无例外。
  • There's an exception to every rule. 每项规则均有例外。
学英语单词
adaptive coloration
address, effective
Akarnanika, Ori
always a bridesmaid, never the bride
and as well
anticorona coating
apartment block
ASBATANKVOY
back-pocket
Barmy Army
bartizans
Berndt
bills receivable register
brain-drains
branchiostomous
breccia like structure
bridechilla
bundt cake
catalytic metal
character count program
chase ... up
Cleobury Mortimer
clericalize
comminuted fibres
consecutive sequency computer
consolidated statement of cost goods sold
Corneoconjunctivoplasty
creep-rupture
crisscross merge
cutting off turning machine
dead-end steel tower
diet pill
differings
Dischidia nummularia
DIW
electric vehicles
electrotonic junction
fish oil fatty acid
flexible metal sleeve gasket
frontal eminences
functionless
hash map
high resolution spectroscopy
hinged panel
hoodied
hyperbolic guidance
impedance-matching transformer
improved propeller
individual capacity
invariant approach
invites
iorgulescu
irreplacable
isoperms
left handed crystal
lexigraph
light bulb
little doubt
Macaranga indica
Malay
mictomagnetism
nonfrugivorous
nylan
objectives of accounting
occult anemia
phosphoribosyl pyrophosphate
Pilning
plunger type briquetting machine
popehead
port-levels
powdery scab
precis
preset flight path
previous cleaning
protective barrier
pseudofermions
ptomatopsia
quadrimodality
random rubble fill
riveted lap joint
sarcophaga ostindicae
scare campaign
scotch malt whiskies
send datagram
shabuoth
sodium bentonite
taiwan habu
tea firing
tension stiffening
this time next year
threo isomer
tower loading
tremens rigor
two-dimensional condensation
two-direction thrust bearing
urico-
video amplifier channel
Villafranca del Penedés
Villatobas
wallaba
wavelength-division-multiplexer
zabaleta