11.view,scene,sight,scenery
1)view"风景,景色",通常指从某人特定(或许较高的)位置所见到的景物。例如:
The house has a fine view of the hills.
The view from the front of the mountain hotel is even more beautiful.
To get a better view of the valley,we climbed to the top of the hill.
a bird'seye view意为"鸟瞰"。此外,view还有"看法,观点"的意思,如one's political view,a point of view。这时,view同opinion同义。
2)scene(指戏剧、电影等的)"一场,场景,布景",如the trial scene in the Merchant of Venice;指"风景"时着重指展现于眼前的景色的特征。例如:
I enjoyed the breathtaking scene of the moon rising over the sea.
The sunrise was a beautiful scene.
Taxis and buses were part of the street scene.
We have a fine view of the mountain scene.
此外,scene还有"出事地点"的意思,如the scene of a traffic accident。
3)sight指所见的"景象,情景"。例如:
What a sad sight it was!
The fire was a frightening sight.
The sight of all the blood on the ground made her feel sick.
注意这些短语:at first sight,at the sight of,in sight,out of sight,lose sight of,catch sight of。sight作"目光,视力"解时是不可数名词。例如:
She lost her sight in an accident.
4)scenery"风景",指某地的自然风景,是不可数的集体名词,不能与不定冠词连用。例如:
Hangzhou is worldfamous for its beautiful scenery.
She enjoyed mountain scenery very much.
12.information,news,message
1)information意为"消息,情报,资料",不可数名词。通常指通过阅读、观察、调查、学习或研究等方法所获得的或收集到的新闻、奇事等信息,这些信息被认为有一定的用途或使用价值,强调内容。例如:
I've got the information for all the computers now.
我已拿到所有计算机的资料。
So far I have no information about it.
到目前为止,我没有得到这方面的消息。
2)news意为"消息,新闻",不可数名词(形式为复数)。指通过广播、电视、报纸等媒体,向大众报告的最新消息和新闻的发展情况,强调"新鲜、及时"。例如:
Really.Oh,well,no news is good news.
真的.哦,没有消息就是好消息。
The whole country was very sad at the news of his death.
听到他逝世的消息,整个国家都非常悲痛。
注:鉴于两词都是不可数名词,若要表示数量,可用如下方式:a piece of/a bit of/an item of+n.或some/several pieces of+n.。例如:two pieces of infor-mation/two bits(items) of information(两条情报);some/several pieces of news(几则新闻)。
3)message意为"消息,信息",可数名词,常指派人传去的消息,可以是口头的,也可以是书面的。例如:
①I'll leave a message on his desk.我会在他桌上留个字条。
②Can I take a message.我可以捎个口信吗.
