The population of London is in decline while three other cities has robust population growth.
这里的为什么用 has 而不用 have 呢?还是我的书错了?谢谢!
龙老师:
不知你的句子出自何处。我觉得原文可能有录入错误或是排版错误。从语的角度来看,这里的 has 应改为 have。句意为:伦敦的人口数量在下降,而其他三个城市人口增长很强劲。
下面是相关用例句(谓语动词均用的是复数):
Two other points are worthy of mention. 还有两点值得一提。(《新牛津英语双解大词典》)
There are two other points to note from this graph. 这个图表中还有两点需要注意。(《牛津英语搭配词典》)
Two other Australian diplomats were also killed in the incident. 在该事件中,另外两位澳大利亚外交官也被杀害了。(《英语语法系列——限定词及数量词》)