说明
pleasure/a pleasure
核心问题
It's a pleasure to meet you.
pleasure 是个不可数名词, 怎么能与 a 连用呢?
词典解答
当笼统地指与痛苦相对而言的“愉快”“快乐”时,pleasure 是个不可数名词:
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I get a lot of pleasure from listening to music. 听音乐使我得到许多乐趣。
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small gifts that give a lot of pleasure and don't cost much 使人得到很多乐趣而花钱不多的小礼物
当具体地指“愉快的事儿”“乐事”时,pleasure 是个可数名词(参见 success, abstract nouns):
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It's been a great pleasure to talk to you. 和你交谈真是一大乐事。
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‘Thank you for doing that!’ ‘It’s a pleasure.’ “多谢你做了那件事!”“不客气。”
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“Goodness, six zeros! What can I say?” “It’s my pleasure.” “天哪!六个零!我还能说什么呢?”“这是我乐意做的。”
练习题
请做下面的英语试题:
I like reading. It is ____ to me.
A. happy B. delight C. pleasure D. a pleasure