[正] You can find cows in the country.
[析] country即可作"国家"讲,也可作"农村"讲。当作"农村"讲时,一定要加定冠词,而且只有单数形式。例如:
[误] Farmers live in the countries.
[正]
Farmers live in the country.
[析] 但作为"国家"讲时则可有单、复数形式,例如:Japan is an Asian country. Japan, China, and India are Asian countries.另外,country一般指的是地理概念上的国家,如:New Zealand is an agricultural country. 而nation多指民族组成的国家,如:The Chinese nation(中华民族)。state多侧重于政权方面的区域、国家范围,如:the state farm(国营农场)
。
cross
[误]
There are traffic lights at the cross.
[正] There are traffic lights at the crossing.
[析] cross作为名词讲时是十字架、十字形的东西,如:Red Cross(红十字会)
。 [误] The little boy is going to across the street.
[正] The little boy is going to cross the street.
[析] across是副词或介词,但不能作动词用。
cross pass
cross是指横过某地,如:He crossed the square. 而pass则强调从某物体旁经过,如:I mailed some letters when I passed the post office.
crowd
[误]
The room soon was crowded by people.
[正]
The room soon was crowded with people.
[析] crowded在这句话中应作为形容词,所以这句话不是被动语态而是系表结构,如:The room was crowded with books.
cup
[误]
A silver glass was given to the winner.