中英之鑒 中式英語之鑒302
會上有許多觀眾。
[誤] There was a large number of audience at the meeting.
[正] There was a large audience at the meeting.
注：audience 是集合名詞，為“觀眾”的總稱。所以“觀眾多”應說 a large audience，“觀眾少”則應說 a small audience。
參考例句：We know the audience likes it.but what about you? 我們都知道觀眾們很喜歡你呢?
