3.11.3有些不可数名词加s后意义发生变化
【有些不可数名词加s后意义发生变化】
(1) goods [gudz] n. 货物，商品； 动产 【“可以拿出去交换的好东西，差的东西不能用于交换”】
(2) age [eidʒ] n. 年龄；ages [eidʒz] n. 时期，很长时间
(3) air [ɛə] n.空气；airs [ɛəz] n.风度，神气
(4) arm [ɑ:m] n. 手臂；arms [ɑ:mz] n.武器， 兵种
(5) blue [blu:] n.蓝色；blues [blu:z] n.布鲁斯音乐，忧郁的情绪
(6) content ['kɔntent] n. 内容 ；contents ['kɔntents] n.目录
(7) custom ['kʌstəm] n. 习惯，风俗； customs ['kʌstəmz] n. 海关
(8) glass [glɑ:s] n.玻璃；glasses ['glɑ:siz] n. 眼镜，双筒镜
(9) manner ['mænə] n. 举止，方式； manners ['mænəz] n. 礼貌，风度
(10) mean [mi:n] n. 平均值，平均数，中部；means [mi:nz] n. 方法，手段
(11) pain [pein] n. 痛苦，疼痛； pains [peinz] n. 辛苦
(12) ruin ['ruin] n. 毁灭；ruins ['ruinz] n. 遗址，遗迹
(13) time [taim] n. 时间； times [taim] n. 时代
(14) wood [wud] n. 木材，木头，树林；woods [wudz] n. 树林
(15) work [wə:k] n. 工作 ；works [wə:ks] n. 工厂，作品
【经典例句】
(1) The robbers all wore hoods to hide their faces. 那些劫匪都戴着面罩蒙着脸.
(2) His mood suddenly changed and he became calm. 他的情绪突然一变, 冷静了下来.
(3) He's six years of age/six years old. 他六岁.
(4) It took (us) ages to find a place to park. （我们）找了好半天才找到个停车的地方.
(5) Let's go out for some fresh air. 咱们出去呼吸点儿新鲜空气吧.
(6) He always puts on airs and talks down to others. 他总是摆架子以高人一等的口气对别人讲话.
(7) He gave her his arm as they crossed the road. 他们横过马路的时候, 他向她伸出手臂.
(8) Policemen on special duties may carry arms. 执行特种任务的警察可以携带武器.
(9) The blues was/were first performed by the black people. 布鲁斯音乐最初是由黑人演奏的.
(10) Her hands were blue with cold. 她的双手都冻青了.
(11) She hadn't read the letter and so was unaware of its contents. 她没有看那封信, 所以不知道信的内容.
(12) At the front of the book is a table of contents, giving details of what is in the book. 书的前部有目录, 详列了书中的内容.
(13) It is my custom to rise early. 早起是我的习惯.
(14) It is difficult to get used to another country's customs. 要适应另一国家的风俗习惯是很困难的.
(15) In case of emergency, break the glass and press the button. 遇到紧急情况时, 击碎玻璃罩并摁下按钮.
(16) Where's my glasses case? 我的眼镜盒在哪儿呢?
(17) He has an aggressive manner. 他的态度咄咄逼人.
(18) It's bad manners to stare at people. 瞪着眼睛看人是不礼貌的.
(19) The mean of 13, 5 and 27 is found by adding them together and dividing by 3. 13﹑ 5和27的平均数可将三数相加再除以3求得.
(20) Radio and television are important means of communication.无线电和电视是重要的通信手段.
(21) He has a pain in the knee. 他膝盖酸痛.
(22) He spares no pains to study English. 他不辞劳苦地学习英语.
(23) The news meant the ruin of all our hopes. 这消息使我们的一切希望都破灭了.
(24) An earthquake left the whole town in ruins. 那次地震过后, 全城到处是颓垣断壁.
(25) Time has not been kind to her looks岁月无情, 她已失去昔日的美貌.
(26) I believe that a good hotel must adapt itself to changing times. 我认为一个好的饭店必须适应潮流.
(27) There are many kinds of wood growing in this forest. 这片森林出产各种木材.
(28) Let’s go for a walk in the woods.让我们到林中去散步.
(29) The work of building the bridge took six months. 建桥工作用了半年的时间.
(30) There has been an accident at the works. 这家工厂出了一次事故.
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