英语习语中的限定词是一个值得深入探讨的问题.这里说的限定词,主要指冠词the、a(or an)以及one’s.在Advanced English第一册第九课有这样一句话:"He participated aban-dantly in this life,listening to pilot house talk of feuds,piracies lyn-chings,medicine shows,and savage waterside slums."这里的talk是名词,没有任何限定词,意思是闲谈、杂谈(empty or meaningless speech),有时也指谣言或小道消息等,如:There was much talk about his marriage(关于他结婚的谣传很多).其实还有些名词的用法与talk相似.如word这个词,加限定词:I had a word
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