英语入门对话：44 Count and Non-count Nouns

Non-count Nouns

I'd like to buy some ____________.
How much do you need?
Let's see. Five ____s* should be enough.
All right. Five____s of ________.
Anything else?
No, that will be all for today.

*Use measure words with non-count nouns.
For example:
Three bottles of milk.
Two cans of soda¹ pop.
A pound of ground beef.

 

Count Nouns
I'd like to buy some _______________s.
How many do you need?
Let's see. Five (of them) should be enough.
All right. Five __________s.
Anything else?
No, that will be all for today.

Measure words can also be used for count nouns.
For example:
Four boxes of crackers².
A package of cookies.
Six pounds of apples.
Or: Six apples
Seven donuts

1 soda   

n.苏打水；汽水

参考例句：

• She doesn't enjoy drinking chocolate soda.她不喜欢喝巧克力汽水。
• I will freshen your drink with more soda and ice cubes.我给你的饮料重加一些苏打水和冰块。

2 crackers   

adj.精神错乱的，癫狂的n.爆竹( cracker的名词复数 )；薄脆饼干；（认为）十分愉快的事；迷人的姑娘

参考例句：

• That noise is driving me crackers. 那噪声闹得我简直要疯了。
• We served some crackers and cheese as an appetiser. 我们上了些饼干和奶酪作为开胃品。 来自《简明英汉词典》