She is quite a beauty. 她真是個(gè)美人兒。
What a bother! We’ve missed the bus. 真惱人! 我們誤了公共汽車。
有趣的是,有少數(shù)抽象名詞總是可數(shù)的,如a denial (一項(xiàng)否認(rèn)聲明),a proposal (一項(xiàng)提案),a scheme (一個(gè)計(jì)劃),a statement (一項(xiàng)聲明)等。如:
They each put forward a proposal. 他們每人提出了一個(gè)建議。
Recently the company issued a denial of the story. 最近該公司聲明否認(rèn)此事。
The Prime Minister is to make a statement tomorrow. 首相將在明天發(fā)表聲明。
He has a scheme to increase [for increasing] his income. 他有一個(gè)增加收入的計(jì)劃。