"the science of genetics"
"the skill of a well-trained boxer" "the sweet science of pugilism"
误 Agriculture and engineering are applied science.
正 Agriculture and engineering are applied sciences.
析 当science表示“科学(总称)”时是抽象名词,不可数,但表示某具体学科时则是可数名词。
外语成了把先进的思想和科学技术介绍到中国来的工具。误 Foreign languages became a vehicle for bringing into China advanced ideas, technology and science.
正 Foreign languages became a vehicle for bringing into China advanced ideas, science and technology.
析 表示“科学技术”一般说science and technology,不说technology and science。