说明
- “We won’t be finished until tonight.” “And they ____.” A. will, either B. won’t, too C. will, neither D. won’t, either(TOEFL)
核心问题
At last firemen have put out a big forest fire in California. (New Concept English, Book2, L.53) fire 为不可数名词, 如 There is no smoke without fire. 为什么上面句子里的 fire 与不定冠词连用?
词典解答
当 fire 作“火”“火焰”解时是个不可数名词。但是，当 fire 作“具体的火灾”和“炉火”解时，它是个可数名词，例如 forest fires(森林火灾)。
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There was a fire in the next street last night. (Palmer) 昨天夜里邻街着火了。
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A single spark can start a prairie fire. (Mis) 星星之火可以燎原。