1、“许多”表达何其多在英文中,将这些表示“许多,很多”的词组按其用法归类:一、只能修饰名词复数形式 many、 a great/good many 、a great/large number of 、scores of、dozens of和quite a few ,这类“许多”修饰作主语的名词时,谓语动词用复数eg Im quite busy; I have many things to do There are a great/good many English books in our school library. A great number of my friends have bee
2、n to the Great Wall. Scores/Dozens of people were killed in the accident.(许多人在这次事故中丧生) I have made quit a few good friends,too.温馨提示:1)many 作代词,表示“许多人,许多”的意思 eg Many of them have watched the TV play.2) a great/good many 做代词,表示“许多人(东西)” eg A great many of us like American English better than British E
3、nglish.(我们中的许多人喜欢美语胜过英国英语)3)the number of + n (可数名词复数)表示.的数目”,用它做主语时,谓语用单数eg The number of the students in our class is 55.二、只能修饰不可数名词的“许多” much、 a great / good deal of 和a large amount of ,这类“许多”修饰主语名词时候,谓语用单数eg I dont know they gave us much help. There is a great/good deal of snow on the ground.(地上
4、有许多雪) I spend a large amount of money on books every month.(我每月要花很多钱买书)温馨提示:1)much 单用,做名词表示“许多,大量” eg Much has been said about it .(关于这种事已经说的很多了)2)a great deal 做名词词组和副词词组,也表示“大量,许多”/ 还可以修饰比较级,表示程度。eg At the end of the year there was a great deal to do .(年底有很多事情做)eg They talked a great deal about the
5、 problem.(他们对这个问题谈论了许多)eg He is a great deal better today (他今天好多了)(修饰比较级,表示程度)三、既可以修饰可数名词复数,又可以修饰不可数名词 a lot of 、lots of 、plenty of 、supplies of ,a great/quantity of 、great/large quantities ofeg he has got a lot/lots of questions to ask. A lot of / lots of work is to be done this week. There are ple
6、nty of books on the shelf. I have plenty of time to do it Suppies of trees were washed away. We have had a large quantity of /large quantities of rain this summer. Lare quantities of fish have been caught recently.(最近捕了大量的鱼)温馨提示:1)a lot 名词词组表示“大量,很多”/做副词词组表示“很多,非常,相当”/做程度状语修饰比较急eg I have a lot to do
7、 today. (很多事 名词)eghe helped me a lot (副词 很多)eg I like this picture quite a lot (副词 非常)eg Im feeling a lot better now (程度状语修饰比较级) 我现在感觉好多了2)large quantities of + 不可数名词/可数名词复数 ,谓语用复数eg Large quantities of water are needed every day. (修饰不可数n) There are quantities of flowers in garden.(修饰可数n 复数)四、many a /an + 单数可数名词 也表示许多,这个短语作主语时谓语用单数eg Many a girl in our class has learned to swim Many a book was translated into English.(许多书被翻译为英语)