There are three oranges on the table.

　　桌上有三个橙子。

　　I need some water. I'm thirsty!

　　我需要一些水。我渴了!

　　My friend has just bought a new car.

　　我朋友刚买了一辆新车。

　　Can we have rice for dinner?

　　晚餐吃米饭好吗?

　　The opposite of concrete nouns are abstract nouns that do not refer to things we touch, but to things we think, ideas we have, and emotions we feel.

　　与具体名词相对立的就是抽象名词，它们指代的不是可以触碰到的事物，而是我们的想法、观点和感情。

　　5.Pronouns

　　代词

　　Pronouns refer to people or things. There are a number of pronoun forms depending on how the pronouns are used. Here are the subject pronouns:

　　代词是指代人或物的词。代词的数取决于它们使用的方式。下面是主格代词：

　　I

　　我

　　you

　　你

　　he

　　他

　　she

　　她

　　it

　　它

　　we

　　我们

　　you

　　你们

　　they

　　他们

　　He lives in New York.

　　他住在纽约。

　　They like pizza.

　　他们喜欢吃披萨。

　　6.Proper Nouns

　　专有名词

　　Proper nouns are the names of people, things, institutions, nations, etc. Proper nouns are always capitalized. Here are some examples of common proper nouns:

　　专有名词指代的是人、事物、机构、国家等的名称。专有名词经常大写。下面是一些常见的专有名词：

　　Canada

　　加拿大

　　University of California

　　加利福利亚大学

　　Tom

　　汤姆

　　Alice

　　爱丽丝

　　Tom lives in Kansas.

　　汤姆住在堪萨斯州。

　　I'd love to visit Canada next year.

　　明年我想去加拿大。

　　7.Uncountable Nouns / Mass Nouns / Non-Count Nouns

　　不可数名词/物质名词/不可数名词

　　Uncountable nouns are also referred to as mass nouns or non-count nouns. Uncountable nouns can be both concrete and abstract nouns and are always used in the singular form because they can not be counted. Here are some common uncountable nouns:不可数名词也可以被称为mass nouns o或non-count nouns。

　　不可数名词既可以是具体名词，也可以是抽象名词。它们常以单数形式出现，因为是不可数的。下面是一些常见的不可数名词：

　　rice

　　米饭

　　love

　　爱

　　time

　　时间

　　weather

　　天气

　　furniture

　　家具

　　We're having lovely weather this week.

　　这周的天气真好。

　　We need to get some new furniture for our home.

　　我们需要给家里添置一些新家具。

　　Uncountable nouns can generally do not take a definite or indefinite article depending on usage.

　　一般来说，不可数名词前面不用加上定冠词或不定冠词。

　　Noun Types Quiz

　　名词种类测验

　　Decide whether the following nouns in italics are abstract, collective, proper, common, or concrete nouns.

　　判断下面的斜体名词是不是抽象名词、集合名词、专有名词、普通名词或具体名词。

　　1. There are two books on that table.

　　桌上有两本书。

　　2. That pack of students are on their way to classes.

　　这群学生在去上课的路上。

　　3. I grew up inCanada.

　　我在加拿大长大。

　　4. She went to university in Alabama.

　　她去了阿拉巴马读大学。

　　5. You'll find that success can lead to pain as well as pleasure.

　　你会发现，成功不仅会带来快乐，也会带来痛苦。

　　6. The team chose Barney as their leader.

　　这个团队选择了巴尼作为他们的领导。

　　7. Have you ever tried straight whiskey?

　　你喝过不加冰块的威士忌吗?

　　8. I don't think he's in politics for power.

　　我觉得他手中没有政权。

　　9. Let's make some pasta for dinner.

　　做点意大利面当晚餐吧。

　　10. Be careful! There is a swarm of bees over there.

　　小心!那里有一大群蜜蜂。

　　Answers

　　答案

　　1. books - concrete noun

　　具体名词

　　2. pack - collective noun

　　集合名词

　　3. Canada - proper noun

　　专业名词

　　4. university - common noun

　　普通名词

　　5. success - abstract noun

　　抽象名词

　　6. team - collective noun

　　集合名词

　　7. whiskey - concrete noun (uncountable)

　　具体名词(不可数)

　　8. power - abstract noun

　　抽象名词

　　9. pasta - concrete noun (uncountable)

　　具体名词(不可数)

　　10. swarm - collective noun

　　集合名词