名詞 people的用法
1. people表示“人”“人們”時,只用單數(shù)形式,但表示復數(shù)意義;作主語時謂語用復數(shù)。如:
People love having cats as pets. 人們喜歡把貓當作寵物。
These people have the choice of whether to buy a house or rent one. 這些人可以選擇買房或租房。
Many people enjoy the pleasures and convenience of living in a city centre. 許多人喜歡住在市中心的樂趣和便利。
若要表示“一個人”,英語不能用 one people,可根據(jù)情況改用 one person, one man, one woman, one boy 等。
2. 表示“民族”時,為可數(shù)名詞,其前可用不定冠詞,也可有復數(shù)形式,有時甚至還可以與數(shù)詞連用。如:
We Chinese are a hardworking people. 我們中國人是勤勞的人民。
The English-speaking peoples share a common language. 講英語的各民族擁有共同的語言。
也可與 few, many 等連用。如:
The human race is made up of many different peoples. 人類由許多不同的民族組成。
Few peoples in the world can boast (of) such an old civilization as ours. 世界上沒有幾個民族有像我國民族這樣悠久的文化。