"a batch of letters" "a deal of trouble" "a lot of money" "he made a mint on the stock market" "see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos" "it must have cost plenty" "a slew of journalists" "a wad of money"
误 Mountain Tai is the highest that I've ever climbed.
正 Mount Tai is the highest mountain that I've ever climbed.
析 Mount和Mountain都表示“山”,但mount的文学语气重,并多用在专有名词中; 而mountain是一般用语,另外,在表示“某某山”时,它们的位置也不一样,分别应该说Mount×和×Mountains。
我们计划去爬山。误 We plan to go to a mountain.
正 We plan to go to the mountains.
析 “爬山”是go to the mountains,不能用单数a mountain,在需用单数时,可加具体的山名。
寒冷的气候冻不死这些高山上的耐寒植物。误 Cold weather does not kill these hardy plants on the high mountains.
正 Cold weather does not kill these hardy plants in the high mountains.
析mountain(s)前介词用in不用on。
我们住在山脚下。误 We were living at the mountain's foot.
正 We were living at the foot of the mountain.
析mountain是非生物名词,表示所属时多使用of短语。
