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amount/number

核心问题

Two waterfalls withinA\frac{within}{A} the city limits supplyB\frac{supply}{B} Rochester, New York, with an enormous number of electric power. (TOEFL)

我没有看出句中的错误。请分析。

词典解答

虽然 an enormous number ofan enormous amount 都表示“大量的”,但是前者只能与可数名词连用,而后者只能与不可数名词连用。electric power 为不可数名词,所以,必须与 an enormous amount 连用。the number ofthe amount of 的区别亦是如此。

  1. There were a large number of people there. (Palmer) 那里有很多人。

  2. I had not expected such an amount of praise. (Davies) 我没有料到会得到如此之多的赞扬。

  3. The amount of lift increases with the speed of the aircraft. (SS) 飞机的升力随着飞行速度的提高而增大。

练习题

请做下面的英语试题:

  1. The principal reason for the great number of smoke is that there are too many factories in the city. (全国研考)

amount/quantity

  1. The amount of endangered species increases every year as natural habitats disappear. (A) B C D (TOEFL)

  2. Eggs, though nourishing, have ____ of fat content. A. large number B. a large number C. the high amount D. a high amount(全国研考)

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