life是一个特殊的名词,既是可数名词也是不可数名词,具体怎么区分呢?用它表达的意思来区分为可数名词还是不可数名词:
1. 表示“生命时,若表示泛指意义或抽象意义,为不可数名词。如:
Stones don’t have life. 石头没有生命。
How did life begin? 生命是怎样开始的?
At last he knew the meaning of life. 他最后了解了生命的意义。
若表示具体的“性命,则为可数名词。如:
One careless step may cost a life. 一步不小心可能会丧命。
Several lives were lost in the accident. 这次事故中有好几个人丧生。
2. 表示“生活时,若指某种方式的生活,为可数名词。如:
What a life they had! 他们过着什么样的生活啊!
He leads a happy life in the country. 他在乡村过着幸福的生活。
若泛指一般意义的生活,则为不可数名词。如:
They lacked the basic necessities of life. 他们缺乏生活的基本必需品。
3. 表示“生气“活力等,通常为不可数名词。如(www.yygrammar.com):
Children were full of life this morning. 孩子们今天早晨充满活力。
There were signs of life in the forest as the sun rose. 太阳升起时,森林里有了人类活动的迹象。
Do you like life in the country better than town life? 你对农村生活比对城市生活还喜欢吗?
4. 表示“一生“一辈子时,通常为可数名词。如:
She led a long and happy life. 她度过了长寿幸福的一生。
5. 泛指“人生时为不可数名词。如:
What was his aim in life? 他人生的目的是什么?
Life is a continual struggle. 人生就是不断的斗争。
但表示具体的“生平“传记时,为可数名词。如:
He has written a new life of Newton. 他写了一本新的牛顿传。
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