核心问题
（1）I don't like his manner.
(2) Where are your manners?
句(1)中的 manner 与句(2)中的 manners 意思是否相同?
词典解答
句(1)中的 manner 是指个人的言谈举止、风度(personal way of action)，一般使用单数形式：
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She had a kindly smile and a manner wholly natural. (Dreiser) 她具有一种和蔼的微笑和完全自然的举止。
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The judge had been impressed by his manner... (EED) 他的风度给法官留下了深刻的印象……
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He has an absent-minded manner(Sinclair). 他有一副心不在焉的样子。
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The teacher's manner was strict and formal. 这位教师的态度严肃而庄重。
句(2)中 manners 是指由社会所约定的“礼貌”(social behaviour)，一般以复数形式出现：
Don't they teach any manners at that school? (FWF) 难道那个学校不教学生礼貌吗？请做下面的英语试题：
"Mr Bundy is so strange today." "Your manners ____ too."
A. like this is B. are like his C. like he is D. like him are (TOEFL)