巧学语法:基础英语讲座【78】

出自:英语语法  发布于:2020年02月05日

★What’s the population of Germany?

What’s the population of Germany?德国的人口有多少?

population 表示“人口”是一集体名词,have population of 表示“有多少人口”。例如:

Our village has population of two hundred of people.

我们村有二百人口。

What’s the population of you city?

你们城市有多少人口?

★What does "standing room only"mean?

What does "standing room only"mean?“只有站的空间”意味着什么?

room 表示“地方”,“空间”,与space 是同义词,后者多指“太空”,room 还表示“房间”。例如:

Is there any room for me to sit?

有我坐的地方吗?

Make room for me,please?

请给我让个地方。

The moon is quite near to us in the space.

太空中,月亮离我们很近。

★The population problem may be the greatest one of the world today.

The population problem may be the greatest one of the world today.人口问题可能是当今最大的问题。

Problem 表示“问题”,是一种需要解决的问题。Question 也表示“问题”,是一种需要回答的问题。例如:

This problem is too hard,I can’t solve(解决)it.

这个问题太难了,我解决不了。

Can you answer my question?

你能问答我的问题吗?

★A UN report says that the world population will pass six billion by the end of the twentieth century.

A UN report says that the world population will pass six billion by the end of the twentieth century.一份联合国报告说,到二十世纪末,世界人口将达到六十亿。

By the end of…表示“到…底为止”。例如:

We have learned eight hundred English words by the end of last week.

到上一星期为止,我们学了八百个英语单词。

I’ll finish my work by the end of this week.

这一周末,我就完成我的工作。

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