国籍国人和语言的表达.doc

国籍国人和语言的表达
学习时需注意以下几点：
（1） 表示国籍、国人与语言的名词，首字母要大写。
（2）英国可说成England或the United Kingdom (简称U.K.)。美国可说成America或the United States of America （简称为 U.S.A.）。
（3） English 是英国、美国、加拿大、澳大利亚、新西兰等国家的第一语言。
（4） 表国人时，Chinese, Japanese其单、复数同形。Englishman 和Frenchman的复数形式分别为Englishmen和Frenchmen。American,Canadian和Australian的复数形式均是在其后加-s。
（5） Chinese和Japanese既可作名词，表示语言或国人，又可作形容词，表示国籍，作“……国的”解，而English作形容词时，意为“英国的”；作名词时，只作“英语”解，而不能表示“英国人”。试比较以下两组句子表达异同：
① （√）He's Chinese / Japanese.
　（√）He's a Chinese / Japanese.
　（√）He is from China / Japan.
　（√）He comes from China / Japan.
　　　他是中国/日本人。
② （×）He's an English.
　（√）He's English.
　（√）He's an Englishman.
　（√）He comes from England.
　　　他是英国人。
nationalities 国家与国籍
751. What's your nationality?Are you American?
752. What part of the world do you come from?
753. I'm an American by birth.
754. I was born in Spain,but I'm a citizen of France.
755. Do you know what the population of Japan is?
756. What's the area of the Congo in square miles?
757. Who is the governor of this state?
758. According to the latest census,our population has increased.
759. Politically,the country is divided into fifty states.
760. The industrial area is centered largely in the north.
761. The country is rich in natural resources.It has mineral deposits.
762. This nation is noted for its economic stability.
763. How old do you have to be to vote in the national elections?
764. Today we celebrate our day of independence.It's a national holiday.
765. My home is in the capital.It's a cosmopolitan city.