一、news的用法
1. 表示“消息”“報道”,是不可數(shù)名詞。如:
現(xiàn)在報道幾條有趣的新聞。
誤:Here are some interesting news.
正:Here is some interesting news.
正:Here are some interesting pieces [items] of news.
2. 表示“有關(guān)……的消息或報道等”,通常后接介詞 of, about。如:
What’s the latest news about the election? 選舉的最新消息是什么?
I was happy at the news of his return. 聽到他歸來的消息我很高興。
二、newspaper的用法
1. 表示“報紙”,可視為 news(消息)和paper(紙)組合而成,但兩者均為不可數(shù)名詞,而 newspaper作為供人閱讀或傳遞信息的一種東西——報紙,它是可數(shù)的。如:
我進來時他在讀報紙。
誤:When I entered he was reading a piece of newspaper.
正:When I entered he was reading a newspaper.
比較:a piece of news (paper) 一條新聞(一張紙)
但是值得注意的是:若不是將 newspaper當作是供閱讀或傳遞信息的一種東西,而是把它僅僅當成一種“紙”來看待,則也可用作不可數(shù)名詞。如:
Wrap it in (a sheet of) newspaper. 用(張)報紙把它包起來。
2. 其前用介詞 in 和 on, 含義有差別:
Look, there is a photo in the newspaper. 瞧,報上登有一張照片。
Look, there is a photo on the newspaper. 瞧,報上放有一張照片。