4. …because there were too many people. too many在句中作形容词,意为“许多,大量”,后接可数名词。例如: There are too many books in the room. You can choose any one to read. 房间里有太多的书了,你可以选择任何一本来读。
【拓展】too much / too many / much too的辨析: 例如: Don’t eat too much sweet. It’s bad for your teeth. 不要吃太多的糖,对牙齿不好。 It’s much too cold outside. You should put on your coat. 外面太冷了,你应该穿上外套。 I had too much. I’m full now. 我吃的太多了,现在饱了。 You ask too many questions. 你问得太多了。
5. And because of the bad weather, we couldn’t see anything below. 本句中的because of 是复合介词,其后接名词、代词、动名词、what 从句等。例如: He lost his job because of his age. 由于年龄关系他失去了工作。 He knew she was crying because of what he had said. 他知道她哭是因为他说的话。 【拓展】because和because of的辨析: (1) because of和because是同义词,都可以表示原因,但是,because后面接句子,常用来回答why的提问,一般放于主句之后,也可以单独存在;而because of的后面用名词、代词或者动名词短语形式。例如: I stayed at home because it rained. 因为下雨我待在家里。 Because Lingling was ill, she didn’t come to school. 玲玲因病没有上学。 — Why is she absent? 她为什么缺席? — Because she is sick. 因为她病了。 We couldn’t have the sports meeting last Sunday because of the rain. 我们上个星期天没能召开运动会是因为下雨了。
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