“一群”的多种译法
<p>在现代汉语中，量词的表示法非常多，不同的名词必须用不同的量词来修饰，以表示人或事物的单位。英语中的量词表示法也是十分丰富的，本文就常见的汉语量词“一群”为例，做一个初步的分析。</p><p>汉语中，“一群”的含义为“聚在一起的人或物”。而在英语中，“一群”的表示法却十分讲究且各有褒贬，在1、表示中性或褒义的“一群”的量词有：</p><p>(1) <span word="crowd">crowd</span> 此词是英语中表示“一群”最基本的词，指一群聚集起来的，无组织的，拥挤的人群。例如：</p><p><span word="a">a</span> <span word="crowd">crowd</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="schoolboys">schoolboys</span>/<span word="applicants">applicants</span>/<span word="audience">audience</span>/<span word="women">women</span></p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="crowd">crowd</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="boys">boys</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="girls">girls</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="watch">watch</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="basketball">basketball</span> <span word="match">match</span>.</p><p>(2) <span word="group">group</span> 是个多功能的词，几乎可以表示所有的群众概念。但修饰人时，通常指一群因公共利益，目的或任务而结合在一起的人。从数量上讲，一般小于<span word="crowd">crowd</span>所表示的“一群”，而且无拥挤之意。例如：</p><p><span word="a">a</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="actors">actors</span>/<span word="girls">girls</span>/<span word="the">the</span> <span word="teachers">teachers</span></p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="engineer">engineer</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="workers">workers</span>.</p><p>(3) <span word="troop">troop</span> 通常指聚在一起活动的，生气勃勃的一群人。例如：</p><p><span word="a">a</span> <span word="troop">troop</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="demonstrators">demonstrators</span>/<span word="shoppers">shoppers</span>/<span word="visitors">visitors</span>/<span word="boyscoutsA">boyscoutsA</span> <span word="troop">troop</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="welcomers">welcomers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="standing">standing</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="sides">sides</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="street">street</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="welcome">welcome</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="mayor">mayor</span>.</p><p>(4) <span word="bevy">bevy</span> 特指女性的“一群”，有时指鸟类，尤指鹌鹑或云雀。例如：</p>
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