9.21日常英语

Daily English1. One rich manOne day this rich guy was having a party at his house. He was loaded, and he had everything; money, a big house in Beverly Hills, girls, cars, planes; anything he wanted.The guy was also a little eccentric, and he had filled his pool with crocodiles.So there he was, him and his friends all standing around drinking, = getting lit and partying next to the pool. The guy gets up on the = lifeguard tower and all his friends look up. He calls for silence and says "OK, the first person the swims across my pool will get all my money."No one moves. The guy looks over the crowd and says:=20"OK, the first person that swims across my pool gets all my money and my house." Still no one moves."OK then, the first person the swims across my pool gets all my money, my house and all my cars and planes."Still, no one moves, not even a eye blinks this time."OK then, all my money, my house, all my cars, all my planes, all my property, all my stocks and bonds and investments and all the girls = you can handle; everything I own.""Splash!" Someone's in the pool. Crocodiles are all over him, but he rolls over like Tarzan, he's all over the place, fighting and dodging. Finally he gets out of the pool on the other side. The rich guy on the tower jumps downand runs over to him."That was incredible! I never thought that I would ever see that done! Do you want the money now or later?""I don't want the money.""Do you want the house now or later?""I don't want the house.""Do you want the cars and planes now or later?""I don't want the cars or the planes.""Do you want the bonds, stocks and stuff now or later?""I don't want that either.""Do you want the girls now or later?""I don't want the girls."The rich guy looks at him and says "Well what the hell do you want?!?!""I want the bastard that pushed me in."2. Grammar & Words名词的复数形式表示名词复数，在中文方面显得很简单，如：一个苹果、五个苹果；一座桥、两座桥；一匹马、五十匹马……名词完全相同。

英文名词的复数表示法就复杂得多了，往往让初学者感到混淆。

我总觉得英文实在不能算是一种理想的语文，可是……一、最常见的名词复数(Plural)就是在单数(Singular)名词后边加上一个sboy boys cat cats room roomshorse horses tree trees rose roses二、如果名词是以sh,ch,s或x结尾的话，那就要在单数的后面加上eslash lashes 鞭子push pushes branch branchesmatch matches coach coaches 教练gas gasesass asses驴子class classes box boxes fox foxes 三、如果名词结尾是一个子音(consonant,就是除了a,e,i,o,u之外的字母)加一个y，那就要将y换成i，再加上esbaby babies family families country countriespony ponies city cities四、可是，如果名词结尾是一个母音(vowel，就是a,e,i,o,u)加一个y，那只要在单数词后加一个s就成了play plays way ways valley valleys 山谷donkey donkeys toy toys boy boys guy guys 五、当单数名词的结尾是f或fe时，复数的写法就是将f改为v，再加esthief thieves shelf shelves leaf leaves calf calveshalf halves wolf wolves wife wives life lives可是，f结尾的单数字，有许多只需加个s就成复数（你看，这又是英文的bugs）roof roofs hoof hoofs chief chiefscliff cliffs gulf gulfs六、结尾是o的单数词，一部份只加s就成复数词，但有的却需加es，真令人捉摸不定呀piano pianos photo photos bamboo bambooszoo zoos kangaroo kangaroos 袋鼠mulatto mulattos白黑混血儿hero heroes mango mangoes potato potatoesvolcano volcanoes negro negroes黑人cargo cargoesecho echoes buffalo buffaloes tomato tomatoesmosquito mosquitoes七、由于古老传统的原因，一些单数词得加en才能变成复数词（鬼知道是什么原因）：ox oxen child children (你看，这个就不守规矩了，不是加en ,是ren呀)brother brethren (哎呀，这个这个……是bre，不是bro）八、一些单数词得改头换面一番,才能变成复数词的哦：analysis analyses 分析basis bases基础datum data数据foot feetformula formulae/formulas 公式goose geeselouse lice虱子man memouse mice medium media/mediums 媒介memorandum memoranda/memorandums 备忘录parenthesis parentheses 圆括号phenomenon phenomena 现象radius radii 半径tooth teeth woman women九、有些名词是单数、复数不分的，很可爱是吗？deer fish cannon sheep salmon 鲑鱼trout 鳟鱼（许多鱼类都是这么"可爱"的呀。

）十、一些名词虽分单数、复数，但出现次数多的总是单数词：absence clothing film help furniture 家具machinery 机械news scenery 风景sugar traffic 交通十一、另一些名词则以复数词出现的机会较多：bellows 风箱clothes police shorts 短裤scissors 剪刀spectacles 眼镜shears 大剪刀trousers 长裤wages 工资十二、最后一类是compound nouns，这类复数词是以主要的名词来表示：coat-of-mail coats-of-mail 锁子甲daughter-in-law daughters-in-law 媳妇father-in-law fathers-in-law 岳父man-of-war men-of-war 兵舰maid-servant maid-servants step-son step-sons 晚子son-in-law sons-in-law<BR< p>。