entertainment 有时是可数的,有时是不可数的。请问:如何区分entertainment是可数还是还是不可数?请举例说明,谢谢!
沅老师:
▲若指笼统的或抽象的“娱乐”,entertainment 是不可数名词。如:
Television provides universal entertainment. 电视提供的是大众的娱乐。
A movie theater is a place of entertainment. 电影院是公众娱乐场所。
This law applies to all places of public entertainment. 这一法律适用于一切公共娱乐。
The programme blurs the line between news and entertainment. 这个节目模糊了新闻和娱乐之间的界限。
Although I have little time for entertainment, I do go to the theatre once in a while. 虽然我很少有时间娱乐,但我还是间或去看戏。
▲若指具体的“娱乐”形式(比如表演、活动、节目等),entertainment 则是可数名词。如:
The local entertainments are listed in the newspaper. 报纸上登有本地的娱乐活动。
There were feasts and banquets, theatrical entertainments and sporting competitions between local groups. 有酒席宴会、戏剧演出和地方队之间的体育竞赛。
▲另外,它表示“招待,款待”时,总是不可数的。如:
The hotel offers good entertainment. 那家旅馆殷勤待客。
q老师:
① Uncountable (amusement, enjoyment) 娱乐
for [somebody's] entertainment 给某人助兴
(much) to the entertainment of somebody 令某人(十分)愉快的
for one's own entertainment 自娱自乐
the world of entertainment, the entertainment world 娱乐界
a place of entertainment 娱乐场所
② Countable(performance, event)娱乐活动
③ Uncountable(hospitality)款待
the entertainment of foreign visitors 对外国游客的招待
the company spends a lot of money on entertainment 公司用于招待的开支很大