82 one and a half apples和one apple and a half是否都对
汉语的“一个半……”在英语中可有两种表示法:one and a half+复数名词,one+单数名词+a half 。注意,这两种结构不同,名词的单复数也不同。
He ate one and a half apples . (正)他吃了一个半苹果 。
He ate one apple and a half . (正)
He ate one apple and a half apple. (误)
She gave me one and a half cakes. (正)她给我一块半蛋糕 。
She gave me one cake and a half . (正)
她花了一个半小时做作业 。
She spent one and a half hours doing her homework. (正)
She spent one hour and a half doing her homework. (正)
提示
①两个半……,三个半……等类似说法,也都用上面这两种表示法,如:“两个半橘子”是two and a half oranges或two oranges and a half。
②one or two+复数名词意为“一两个……”,如:one or two books (一两本书),one or two days (一两天),但不可说成one book or two, one day or two。