英语讲义【46】The Number of...和A Number of...
<p> 在英文的运用中，<span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span>和<span word="a">a</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span>有混淆的现象；它们后面的动词和名词的数常会有问题。</p><p> 在形式上，<span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> 和<span word="a">a</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span>相差一点点，一个用定冠词 <span word="the">the</span>；另一个用不定冠词 <span word="a">a</span>.可是在语义和用法上，两者的差别就大了。稍微大意，就会犯了谓语动词和真正主语搭配不当的问题。</p><p> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span>的意思是若干或许多，相当于 <span word="some">some</span> 或 <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span>，和复数名词连用。当它出现在主语前时，谓语动词和主语搭配。必要时，还可以加上形容词<span word="great">great</span>, <span word="large">large</span>, <span word="small">small</span>, <span word="good">good</span> 等。例如：</p><p> ① <span word="A">A</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="highly">highly</span> <span word="qualified">qualified</span> <span word="scholars">scholars</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="worked">worked</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Singapore">Singapore</span>.</p><p> ② <span word="A">A</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="junior">junior</span> <span word="college">college</span> <span word="graduates">graduates</span> <span word="opt">opt</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="administration">administration</span> <span word="courses">courses</span>.</p><p> ③ <span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="teaching">teaching</span> <span word="posts">posts</span> <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="filled">filled</span>.</p><p> ④ <span word="Only">Only</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="teachers">teachers</span>.</p><p> ⑤ <span word="A">A</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="books">books</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="examination">examination</span>-<span word="oriented">oriented</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span>和<span word="a">a</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span>一样，跟在后头的名词也是复数的，不同的是这里的主语是单数的 <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span>，不是它后面的复数名词，谓语动词必须和 <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> 呼应，如：</p><p> ⑥ <span word="The">The</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="undergraduates">undergraduates</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="increased">increased</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="years">years</span>.</p><p> ⑦ <span word="The">The</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="houses">houses</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="unable">unable</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cope">cope</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ever">ever</span>-<span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="population">population</span>.</p>
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