189 country和countryside
① country表示“乡间”时,侧重于区别城市与城镇的乡间、乡下,即没有建筑物覆盖的土地,是不可数名词,前面要用定冠词the,如:in the country(在乡下);country表示“国家”时是可数名词,如:a country(一个国家),many countries(许多国家)。
我不喜欢都市生活;我喜欢住在乡下。
I don't enjoy city life;I love to live in a country.
I don't enjoy city life;I love to live in the country.
Switzerland is a beautiful country. 瑞士是个美丽的国家。
② countryside用于泛指一切乡村地域或居民。
The English countryside looks its best in May and June. 英国乡村在五、六月间景色最美。
The whole countryside were in a state of great excitement. 全体乡民都非常兴奋。