抽象名词具体化

抽象名词具体化

抽象名词具体化通常可分为以下两类：

一、表示情感、情绪的词，强调具体的人或事时常将其具体化使用。常用的重点抽象名词可概括为如下11个字：惊、乐、幸、憾、傲、慰、险、助、成、败、美。

1. surprise吃惊、惊奇（不可数名词）

a surprise令人吃惊的人或事（可数名词）

如：in surprise惊奇地、吃惊地，to one’s surprise令人吃惊的是

What a surprise to see you here! 在这里见到你真是个意外的事。

2. pleasure愉快、高兴（不可数名词）

a pleasure一个乐事、一个乐趣（可数名词）

如：with pleasure高兴地、乐意地，take pleasure in以…为乐、爱好

It’s a pleasure to work with him. 和他一块儿工作是件乐事。

3. honor荣誉、信誉（不可数名词）

an honor一种光荣的人或事（可数名词）

如：for the honor of the country为了国家的荣誉

It’s an honor to speak here.在这里发言是我的荣幸。

4. pity 遗憾

a pity 一件遗憾的事

It’s a pity that you should fail to pass the exam.

5. pride骄傲（不可数名词）

a pride令人骄傲的人或事（可数名词）

如：He takes pride in his son.他以儿子为骄傲。

He is a pride to his parents.他是父母的一个骄傲。

6. comfort安危、舒适（不可数名词）

a comfort一个令人安慰的人或事（可数名词）

如：enjoy comfort享受舒适

Books become a comfort to him.书籍成为他的一种安慰。

She tried to make her children live in comfort , which is a great comfort to her.

7. danger危险（不可数名词）

a danger可能引起危险的人或物（可数名词）

如：In war, a soldier’s life is full of danger.战争中，士兵的生命充满了危险。

The man is a danger to society.那是个对社会危险的人物。

8. success成功（不可数名词）

a success一个成功的人或事（可数名词）

如：be sure of success确信成功

He is a great success as a scientist.作为科学家，他是个伟大的成功者。

9. failure失败（不可数名词）

a failure/failures失败的人或事（可数名词）

如：Failure is the mother of success.失败是成功之母。

He had had six failures and would have a seventh try.

他已经历六次失败，并将再次努力。

10. help 帮助

a help帮手，起帮助作用的物

It’s a great help to me.

11. beauty美、美丽（不可数名词）

a beauty美人、美丽的东西（可数名词）

如：the beauty of nature大自然的美

He regarded his wife as a beauty.他把妻子视为美人。

二、表示“一次”、“一场”、“一段”等“一……”的概念，常与动词连用构成短语，名词前常有形容词修饰。如：

1. have a good time ，have a wonderful supper ，have a good knowledge/understanding

of；have a population of ，have an income of ，cover an area of，reach a height of。

2. 与动词have, take, make, give等连用，表示某一次短暂的动作。如：

have a swim/rest/look/trip/discussion/smoke/wash/sleep

take a walk/bath

give/take a try

make an advance/an early start/an apology

take/have a great interest

go out for a walk

3. 接同源宾语的短语如：

live/lead a happy/simple/hard/poor/bitter life，dream a strange dream，die a heroic death

巩固练习：

1. It is often said that______ teachers have ______very easy life.

A. 不填；不填

B. 不填；a

C. the; 不填

D. the; 不填

2. He developed______ deep interest in inspects when he was at ______age of 8.

A. a; a

B. the; the

C. a; the

D. the; a

3. It’s ______pity that the meeting was ______complete success.

A. the; 不填

B. a; a

C. a; 不填

D. 不填; a

4. She tried to make the children live______ , which is ______great comfort to her.

A. in comfort; a

B. in comforts; 不填

C. in a comfort; a

D. in comfort; 不填

5. What a great______ it is to work here! Everybody is so kind to me.

A. failure

B. job

C. fun

D. pleasure

6. One way to understand thousands of new words is to gain ______good knowledge

of basic word formation.

A. 不填

B. the

C. a

D. one

7. “What ______great surprise to meet you here!” She said in ______surprise.