小议dozen和score的用法
有不少学生对dozen和score两词的用法难以掌握，现在将它们的用法辨析如下：
一、dozen表示“ 打，十二个”的意思，而score表示“二十”的意思。
二、两词与数词，a,many,several连用修饰名词复数时，都要用单数，其后的介词of有无均可。但是，习惯上score多与of连用，而dozen很少与of连用，如：two
score(of)workers,three score and ten people,several dozen
children,many dozen books。
三、两词与of连用（of不省略）时，可用于人称代词宾格（us,you,them）或指示代词（these,those）修饰的名词前，表示所属关系。如：a
dozen of these/those pelple,two dozen of them/us,a score
of these/those workers.
四、 两词的复数形式与of连用时，表示不确切的数量，意为“许多……，大量的……”。如：dozen
of people,dozens of times,scores of people.而some dozen people是“一打左右的人”（大约十二人）与some
dozen of people同义。（some）dozen of people是“若干打的人”（几十个人，许多人）。
五、除了上述用法之外，还要注意下列习惯用语：（pack）in dozens［成打（包装）］，（sell）by
the dozen[论打（出售）],in scores(成批的)
练习：１. The woman wanted to buy three____eggs,but
there were only two___eggs left inthe shop.
A.scores of;dozens of B.scores;dozens C.score of; dozen
of D.score of;dozen
2.The goods are packed in____and shipped
in____all over the world.
A.dozens;scores B.scores;dozens C.dozens;score D.score;dozen
3.The teacher wanted to buy two___books,but
the salesgirl only sold him___these books.
A.scores of;dozens of B.scores;dozen of C.score of;dozen
of D.score of;dozen
答案：１、Ｄ ２、Ａ ３、Ｃ
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