抽象名词具体化

不可数的抽象名词用来表示可数的人或物，在特殊情况下，有些抽象名词可以进行具体化，即名词的数和词义发生了变化。下面就高中课本中出现的一些抽象名词具体化的名词做一整理。

1. attraction (U)吸引,吸引力; (C)有吸引力的人或事物.

到月球上旅行的想法对我没有什么吸引力.

The idea of traveling to the moon has little attraction for me.

城里明亮的灯,戏院,电影等有巨大的吸引力.

The city's bright lights, theatres, and movies are great attractions.

这份工作最吸引人的是薪水高.

One of the main attractions of the job is the high salary.

2. beauty 美,美丽;美丽的人或事物

She was a famous beauty in her youth.

她年轻时是个有名的美人.

That new car is an absolute beauty.

那辆新车漂亮极了.

3. comfort 安慰,慰藉,宽恕;令人感到安慰的人或事物

The news brought comfort to all of us.

这消息给我们大家带来了安慰.

His husband was a great comfort to her when she was ill.

她生病时,她丈夫对她是个极大的安慰.

4. danger 危险,风险; 危险的人,危险因素

Children's lives are in danger every time they cross this road.

孩子们每次过这条马路都面临着生命危险.

out of danger 脱离危险

警方说这个男子对公众是个危险分子.

Police said the man was a danger to the public.

自然现象是如何对全球人类造成威胁的?

How does nature form a danger to people in the world?

5. death死,死亡;死亡的人

Air pollution alone causes about three million deaths every year.

仅空气污染就造成了每年近三百万人死亡.

If the hurricane had happened during the daytime, there would have been many more deaths.

若飓风发生在白天,那么死亡的人会多的多.

6. delight 高兴,愉快,快乐;令人高兴的事,乐事,乐趣

To our great delight, the day turned out fine.

我们感到高兴的是天气转晴了.

The guitar is a delight to play.

弹吉他是件很惬意的事.

Her singing is a delight.

她的歌声使人快乐.

7. difficulty困难,艰难,难度,困难性;难做,难懂,难应付的事,难事,难点,难题

She got the door open with difficulty.

她艰难地把门打开了.

I had the great difficulty in persuading her.

我为了说服她,费了好大的劲儿.

He wants to marry her, but his parents are making difficulties.

他想娶她,但他父母从中阻挠.

She met with many difficulties when traveling.

她在旅行时遇到了许多伤脑筋的事.

8. experience经验;经历,体验

Do you have any previous experience of this kind of work?

你以前做过这种工作吗?

Valuable experience 宝贵的经验

He hand many interesting experiences while traveling in Africa.

9. failure 失败; 失败的人湖事物

The success or failure of the plan depends on you.

这项计划的成败取决于你.

Failure in one examination should not stop you trying again.

一次考试不及格不应该防碍你再试一次.

The whole thing was a complete failure.

整个事情彻底失败了.

She was a failure as a teacher.

她当教师并不成功.

10. help 帮助;有帮助的人或事物

A tape-recorder or a mp3 is a great help for you to learn English.

录音机或mp3对你学英语帮助很大.

I am a good help to my mother at home.

我在家里是妈妈的好帮手.

11. honour 荣幸,荣誉;给某人/某事增光的人或事物

我们为祖国的荣誉而战.

We fought for the honour of our country.

参加这次大会我感到很荣幸.

It is a great honour for me to be present at the conference.