一、表示某國人的“the＋國籍形容詞”作主語(yǔ)
表示某國人的總稱(chēng)的“the＋表示某國的形容詞”(如the Chinese / Japanese / British / English…中國人 / 日本人 / 英國人)作主語(yǔ)，謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞通常用復數。如：
The Chinese have been making paper for 2000 years. 中國人造紙有兩千多年了。
The French are famous for their food. 法國人因法國菜而出名。
The British drink a great deal of tea. 英國人飲茶很多。
The Swiss have been neutral for centuries．瑞士人幾世紀以來(lái)都保持中立。
Why do the English think they are so wonderful? 為什么英國人認為自己那樣了不起?
二、表示某一類(lèi)人的“the+adj. ”作主語(yǔ)
表示某一類(lèi)人的“the+adj. (如the rich / poor; old / young; living / dead; weak / strong; blind / deaf / killed / injured / killed / unemployed )”作主語(yǔ)，謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞一般用復數。如：
The rich live while the poor die. 富者生，窮者死。
The homeless need more help from the government. 無(wú)家可歸的人需要政府給予更多幫助。
Do you think the rich should pay more taxes t0 help the poor? 你認為富人是否應當多交點(diǎn)稅來(lái)幫助窮人? (from www.nmet168.com)
三、表示不同人或事物的并列結構作主語(yǔ)
表示不同人或物的(both)A and B作主語(yǔ)，謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞用復數。如：
Both New York and London have traffic problems. 紐約和倫敦都存在交通問(wèn)題。
四、both / few等加復數名詞作主語(yǔ)
both / few / several / many(+復數名詞)作主語(yǔ)，謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞用復數。如：
Few words are best. 少說(shuō)話(huà)最好。(諺語(yǔ))
Both of them are from Lisbon. 兩人都來(lái)自里斯本。
Both were in love with Nancy. 兩人都愛(ài)上了南希。
Both my parents like literature. 我的父母都喜歡文學(xué)。
Both the children are now in schoo1. 兩個(gè)小孩現在都在上學(xué)。
Few of them are of any good. 它們沒(méi)有幾個(gè)有用。
Few of my acquaintances like Sheila. 我認識的人很少人喜歡希拉。
五、cattle / people / the police等作主語(yǔ)
cattle(牛) / people(人們、人民) / the police(警察之總稱(chēng))等作主語(yǔ)，謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞用復數。如：
Cattle eat grass. 牛吃草。
The police haven’t got a single lead yet. 警察到現在還未獲得一點(diǎn)線(xiàn)索。
The police are holding the suspect. 警察拘留了嫌疑犯。
The police are looking into the complaint. 警察在了解這項投訴。
People often migrate to another town to find work. 人們常常遷移到另一座城市來(lái)找尋工作。
六、本身以s結尾的復數名詞作主語(yǔ)
the Olympic Games / clothes / goods(貨物) / things(情況) / feeling(感情) / surroundings(環(huán)境) / belongings(財產(chǎn)) / earnings(薪水) / the Ural Mountains (烏拉爾山脈) / manners(禮貌) / congratulations等作主語(yǔ)，謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞用復數。如：
Things were in terrible order. 情況一團糟。
The Olympic Games begin with a parade of all the competing nations. 奧運會(huì )以參賽各國運動(dòng)員的列隊行進(jìn)開(kāi)始。
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