She is quite a beauty. 她真是個美人兒。
What a bother! We’ve missed the bus. 真惱人! 我們誤了公共汽車。
有趣的是,有少數(shù)抽象名詞總是可數(shù)的,如a denial (一項否認(rèn)聲明),a proposal (一項提案),a scheme (一個計劃),a statement (一項聲明)等。如:
They each put forward a proposal. 他們每人提出了一個建議。
Recently the company issued a denial of the story. 最近該公司聲明否認(rèn)此事。
The Prime Minister is to make a statement tomorrow. 首相將在明天發(fā)表聲明。
He has a scheme to increase [for increasing] his income. 他有一個增加收入的計劃。