1、 Chapter 3 Noun and Noun phrase (1) Noun and Number Noun phrase In function, it can play such grammatical roles as subject, object, complement and modifier. Some kinds of noun phrases can even act as adverbial. proper nouns 具體性 名詞Nouns countable nouns抽象性 名詞 common nouns concrete nouns mass nounsabst

2、ract nounsWhat are proper nouns?Proper nouns denote individual persons, places, etc. which normally begin with a capital letter, have no plural forms and cant occur after an article.可數和不可數Nouns that can take plural are called countable nouns (a book/ books) and those cannot take plural are called ma

3、ss nouns (butter).What are collective nouns?Collective nouns are countable nouns referring to groups of people, animals or things. People,人們； peoples, 民族的復數 Family, people, government, group, committee, team, class, audience, company. 既可作單數，也可作復數。 Police, cattle, poultry. 只能作復數。Mass nouns in plural

4、forms: There are many famous teas in China. The broad waters of Yangtze River. The sands 沙灘，沙漠 The sufferingsP58 識記Customs, arms, damages, pains, papers, greens, peoples, minutes, looks, wage, wages, goods, sands, manners, sprits, times, outskirts, interests, suburbs, brains, troops, thanks, source,

5、 dregs, tears, premises, archives, stairs, contents, fireworks, funds, congratulation.Unit nouns p65 Army 大批，大群 An army of soldiers/ beggars/ officials/ ants The growing army of the unemployed Article, 物品中的一件 An article of clothing/ furniture/ luggageArticle of value 貴重品 Attack 疾病的突然發作，某種情緒的侵襲Have a

6、n attack of measles/ fever/ blues bar 條，塊a bar of gold/ soap/chocolate band 群，伙，幫，隊a band of people/ musicians/ wild dogs/ robbers batch, 面包，糕餅的一爐，一批，一組，一群a batch of cakes/ breads/ loaves/ letters/ recruits bench a bench of judges/ examiners bevy 尤其指女孩，婦女色一群a bevy of pretty girls/ ladies/ birds/quai

7、ls/ larks/roes blade 片，葉a blade of grass/ wheat blocka block of ice/ wood/ stone/ iron/ flats/ office buildingboard 委員會，董事會，理事會，委員（全體）a board of directors/ advisers/ examiners bottle 一瓶的容量a bottle of wine/ sodabowl 一碗或缽的容量a bowl of rice/ flours/ fruitbrood 雛雞等的一窩，一組，一批，一群a brood of chicken/ modern p

8、ainting/ thieves/a new brood of poets 一群新派詩人bucket 一桶的容量a bucket of water/ coal/ honey/ sandbunch 束，串，俚語，一伙，一群a bunch of flowers/ keys/ boys/ monkeys/ rascalsbundle 一捆，一束，一包，俚語，一大堆，一大筆錢a bundle of straw/ hay/ cloths/ mistakes/ dollarsburst 迸發，爆發，突發，猝發，突然的顯現 a burst of flame/ thunder/ cry/ laughter/

9、applause a tiny burst of hope 突然出現的一線希望 cake 堅實的塊狀物 a cake of soap/ icechoir 合唱團， 歌唱隊，唱詩班 a choir of singerscluster 簇，串；群，組 a cluster of grapes/ flowers/ tourists/ spectators/ islands/ beescongregation 集會，集合，圣會a congregation of prayers/ photographerscrew 一群人，informala crew of sailorscrowd 一堆，一批a cro

10、wd of people/ pupilscup 一杯a cup of tea/ coffeecut 切塊，切段a cut of cake/ meatdisplay a display of arms/ non-material culturedrop 滴a drop of water/ oil/ rain/ bloodear 穗an ear of wheat/ corn/ grain/ barley/ milletfield 茫茫的一大片a field of snow/ ice/ cattle/一片雪海flash a flash of lighting/ hope 一線希望flight樓梯或是

11、臺階的一段a flight of stairs/ stone stepsflock 群a flock of sheep/ geese/ birdsfit 疾病的發作，陣發，感情的突發a fit of colic/ coughing a fit of temper/ tears/ enthusiasm/ the bluesgang 一幫a gang of thieves/ robbers/ rascalsglass a glass of milkgrain 細粒，顆粒a grain of wheat/ sand/ dustgroupa group of people/ bystanders/ b

12、uildingsherd 群a herd of elephants/ whales/ swans/ camels/ deer/ crowsherds of cattle and flocks of sheep 牛羊成群Item 新聞的一條，一則An item of newsLitter 一窩仔畜A litter of puppies/ piggies/ kittensLump 不定形的塊A lump of coal/ clay/ sugarLoaf 長方形的一大塊A loaf of bread/ cake/ cheeseHalf a loaf is better than no bread.

13、Mob 暴徒,群A mob of rebels/ demonstrators Pack 貶義，一群;小箱，小盒A pack of cigarettes/ matches/ canned goodsA pack of wolves/ hounds 獵犬A pack of nonsenses 一派胡言A pack of hooligans 一群小流氓/ hoodlums/ foolsPair 雙，對，套，副A pair of socks/ gloves/ glasses/ shoes/ pajamas 睡衣A sharp pair of eyesParty 共同活動的隊，組，群A party of

14、 guests/ boys/ Peal響亮持久的聲音A peal of thunder/ applause/ Piece 文藝作品、事例A piece of paper/ cake/ bread/ ropeA piece of furniture/ sculpture/ poem/ luck/ advice張，塊，片，段，件，首一件僥幸的事 a piece of luckRay 光線A ray of light/ sunshine/ hope/ solaceRoast 一塊烤肉A roast of pork/ beef/ lamb/ meatSack 一大麻袋，小的紙袋，塑料袋的量A sack

15、 of cement/ coal/ earth/ candy/ popcornSchool 魚群，鯨群，學派A school of catfish/ hairtails/ whales/ scholarsShoal 魚群， 大群，大量，學派A shoal of fish/ tourists/ troublesSheet 薄片，薄板，長方形的紙A sheet of paper/ grass/ ironSlice A slice of bacon/ meat/ lamb/ beetSpeck 斑點，污點A speck of ink/ oil/ bloodStaff 全體雇員A staff of teachers/ workersStick 棒狀物，條狀物A stick of chalk/ candy/ butter 一根粉筆，棒糖，Strip 條，狹條，A strip of land/ paper/ A blue stri