1. look、letter、custom加 -s 有新含義嗎?
那女孩長得很漂亮。
(X) The girl has a good look.
The girl has good looks.
What's wrong?
Look是外表、神色,沒有漂亮、美貌的意思,加 -s 之後looks含義不同。
● She wears a confident look on her face.
她臉上帶着自信的神色。
● Looks and youth are precious things in life.
美麗和年輕是人生寶貴的東西。
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custom、cloth、letter、manner、glass、good 等名詞,加 -s 之後的含義也不同。比較下面兩組例句:
● We must respect this local custom.我們必須尊重這種當地風俗。
● How long did it take you to pass the customs?
你過海關花了多長時間?.
○ John is writing a letter to his mother.
約翰正在給媽媽寫信。
○ He is a man of letters.
他是個文學家。
2. 表示「死物」的所有格時,可用 's 嗎?
房間的窗戶敞開着。
(X) The room's windows are wide open.
The windows of the room are wide open.
What's wrong?
無生命概念的名詞,其所有格在一般情况下不用 -'s ,而是通過of 完成。
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1. The roof of the house has fallen in.那棟房子的屋頂已經塌陷。
2. Many branches of the tree broke in the thunderstorm.
許多樹枝在雷暴中折斷了。
※ Grammar Tips: A day's work、two days' visit是例外情况。
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