【电子书+有声书+电影】英语里也有量词!跟Harry Potter学地道表达!
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”。
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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。
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a lump of cheese
一块奶酪
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“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)
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a wad of envelopes/money
一沓信/钱
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Stepping nimbly out of Harry’s reach, he pulled a thick wad of envelopes from the inside of the pillowcase he was wearing. (p18)
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a pack of cards
一副牌
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Harry stepped over a pack of Self-Shuffling playing cards on the floor and looked out of the tiny window. (p40)
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a pinch of powder/salt
一撮粉末/盐
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Trying hard to bear all this in mind, Harry took a pinch of Floo powder and walked to the edge of the fire. (p48)
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a surge of anger
一股怒气
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Harry felt a hot surge of anger.(P51)
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a coil of rope
一卷绳子
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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)
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a puff of smoke
一缕烟
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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)
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a stack of books
一摞书
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Ginny went scarlet as Ron and Hermione fought their way over, both clutching stacks of Lockhart’s books. (p61)
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