华慧考博—英语中名词词尾加’s或’来构成所有格的表达
在英语的学习中,对于名词词尾加’s或’来构成所有格,不少华慧考博的学员总不时地感到困惑不解,或在使用的过程中犯这样或那样的错误。为了让大家更好地掌握并灵活地使用英语中的这类名词所有格,在这里华慧考博老师将与大家一起来进行一些总结。1. 在单数名词的词尾加’s,如:
① This is his son’s car 这是他儿子的车
② This is her daughter’s house. 这是她女儿的房子。
③ His son’s daughter has gotten married. 他儿子的女儿已经结婚了。
④ Fortunately, they finally found their father’s bag in that hotel.
幸运的是,他们终于在那家旅馆找到了他们父亲的包。
2. 在不规则复数名词的词尾加’s,如:
① Please tell me how I can go to the nearest men’s room. 请告诉我最近的男厕所怎么走。
② To be honest, they were proud of their children’s achievements.
老实说,他们为自己孩子的成就感到骄傲。
③ Housework has traditionally been regarded as women’s work.
家务劳动历来被认为是妇女的事。
④ Hunger also outweighed the mice’s social needs, the researchers found.
研究人员发现,饥饿还超过了老鼠的社交需求。
3. 在以-s或-es结尾的名词词尾加’,如:
① We give our best wishes to our teachers on Teachers’ Day.
我们在教师节向老师致以最美好的祝愿。
② They got married to each other against their parents’ wishes in last year.
去年,他们违背各自父母的意愿结婚了。
③ If you would like to join our students’ union, please do not hesitate to contact us.
如果您想加入我们的学生会,请不要犹豫与我们联系。
④ Girls’ clothes should be in style.
女孩的衣服就应该时尚。
4. 名词词尾加’s或’构成所有格也适用于表示时间、城市、地域、团体、机构等无生命的事物,如:
① They accepted the price without a moment’s hesitation.
他们一点也没有犹豫就接受了这个价格。
② What do you think about this city’s traffic system?
你觉得这个城市的交通系统怎么样?
③ It is renowned as one of the region’s best restaurants.
它以该地区最好的餐厅之一而闻名。
④ We are looking for people who would be willing to assist in the group’s work.
我们正寻找愿意协助该团体工作的人。
⑤ Unfortunately, further cuts are needed in order for Harvard to adjust to the institution’s new economic reality.
不幸的是,为了适应新的经济现实,哈佛需要进一步削减开支。
5. 复合名词和一些短语的所有格是在其最后的那个词的词尾加’s,如:
① The gang escaped the police by a hair’s breadth.
歹徒在千钧一发间逃脱警方追捕。
② For friendship’s sake we may exceptionally consider reducing our price a little, but never to that extent.
为了友谊,我们的价格可以破例考虑降低一点,但决不会那么多。
③ You can live here on the premise that you have to pay half a year’s rent in advance.
你可以住在这里,但前提是你得预付半年的房租。
④ She told me that today was my father-in-law’s birthday and she wanted to say happy birthday to him.
她告诉我,今天是我公公的生日,她想要对他说生日快乐。
6. 在并列名词表示共同所有时,在后一个名词的词尾加’s,而当并列名词表示各自所有时,那么需要在它们各自的词尾分别加’s,如:
① It’s difficult for us to know Jane and Jessica’s likes.
我们很难知道简和杰西卡都喜欢什么。
② It’s difficult for us to know Jane’s and Jessica’s likes.
我们很难知道简和杰西卡各自喜欢什么。
③ They are my son and daughter’s friends. 他们是我儿子和女儿的朋友。
④ They are my son’s and daughter’s friends. 他们是我儿子的朋友和女儿的朋友。
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