a beam of light 一束光线

　　a blade of grass 一片草叶

　　a block of wood 一块木头

　　a cube of sugar 一块方糖

　　a roll of newspaper 一卷报纸

　　a cone of ice cream 一个蛋卷冰淇淋

　　a bar of chocolate 一块巧克力

　　a stack of hay 一堆乾草

　　a loaf of bread 一个面包

　　a grain of rice 一粒米

　　a cake of soap 一块肥皂

　　a dash of salt 一撮盐

　　a coil of wire 一卷电线

　　a roll of tobacco一卷烟草

　　a roll of bread 一块面包

　　a ball of wool 一个毛线球

　　a glimmer of hope 一线希望

　　a thread of hope一线希望

　　a thread of smoke一缕青烟

　　a piece of such cord一根细丝

　　a thread of water细细的一条流水

　　a mouthful of sweet country air一口新鲜的乡村空气

　　a handful of corn 一把玉米

　　a handful of people 少数几个人

　　a group of people [trees, houses]一群人[一片树林, 一片房子]

　　an army of elephants 一群大象

　　a pack / throng of wolves 一群狼

　　a batch of dogs 一群狗

　　a brood of chicks 一群小鸡

　　a hive of bees 一群蜜蜂

　　a host of monkeys 一群猴子

　　a school of fish 一群鱼

　　a swarm of locusts 一群蝗虫

　　a team / field of horses一群马

　　a gang of elks 一群驼鹿

　　a burst of laughter 一阵笑声

　　a gust of wind 一股风

　　a web of railroad 铁路网

　　a train of thoughts 一连串的想法

　　a nice cup of tea 一杯好茶

　　a thin coat of ice 一层薄冰

　　a stagnant pool of water 一潭死水

　　a beautiful stretch of field 一片美丽的原野

　　a pair of glasses 一副眼镜

　　a pair of scissors 一把剪刀

　　a pair of pliers一把钳子

　　a pair of spectacles 一副眼镜

　　a pair of trousers 一条裤子

　　a pair of shoes一双鞋

　　a pair of pant 一条裤子

　　a pair of dancers一对舞伴

　　a pair of stairs一段楼梯

　　a pair of pliers 一把剪钳

　　a piece of paper 一张纸

　　a piece of information 一条消息

　　an article of clothes 一件衣物

　　a cup of water 一杯水

　　a packet of cigarettes 一盒香烟

　　a basket of vegetables 一篮子蔬菜