 看老外学量词是不是很好笑？其实英文里也有量词，较真起来也能分分钟让你崩溃。比如一群鸟你要说“a flock of birds”，但是一群象你得说“a herd of elephants”，而一群狼叫“a pack of wolves”。  碰到这类词，你是没有地方讲理的，所以别问为什么，慢慢积累就是了。今天和大家分享Harry Potter第二册Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets里面出现的一些量词表达。学会这些，你的英语分分钟变高级哦。  a lump of cheese 一块奶酪  “Eat quickly! The Masons will be here soon!” snapped Aunt Petunia, pointing to two slices of bread and a lump of cheese on the kitchen table.（p10)  a wad of envelopes/money 一沓信/钱 Stepping nimbly out of Harry’s reach, he pulled a thick wad of envelopes from the inside of the pillowcase he was wearing. (p18) a pack of cards 一副牌 Harry stepped over a pack of Self-Shuffling playing cards on the floor and looked out of the tiny window. (p40)  a pinch of powder/salt 一撮粉末/盐 Trying hard to bear all this in mind, Harry took a pinch of Floo powder and walked to the edge of the fire. (p48) a surge of anger 一股怒气 Harry felt a hot surge of anger.(P51) a coil of rope 一卷绳子 Draco paused to examine a long coil of hangman’s rope and to read, smirking, the card propped on a magnificent necklace of opals, Caution: Do Not Touch. Cursed — Has Claimed the Lives of Nineteen Muggle Owners to Date. (P52) a puff of smoke 一缕烟 A short, irritable-looking man was dancing around taking photographs with a large black camera that emitted puffs of purple smoke with every blinding flash. (P59) a stack of books 一摞书 Ginny went scarlet as Ron and Hermione fought their way over, both clutching stacks of Lockhart’s books. (p61) |
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