核心问题
____ people were sent there to help fight against the flood.
A. Three scores of B. Three score of C. Three score D. Three scores
《高中英语解题题典》(东北师大出版社, p.37) 给的答案是 B。能否选 C 呢?
词典解答
这道试题出得不好:虽然选项 B 是可接受的,但是更常见的形式却是选项 C。请看下面的例证:
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We ordered three score( =60) boxes. (CIDE) 我们订了 60 箱。
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“The days of our years are three score years and ten.” (Bible, Psalm 90. 10) “我们一生的年岁是七十岁。”(《圣经·诗篇》)
[附注]当名词带有限定词(the, those等)时,则必须采用数词+score+of+the等限定词+名词结构:
five score of the students 这些学生之中的 100 人
(参见 score , dozen, million, hundred)