题目

_____number of the visitors were shocked by_______ number of the butterflies around the huge tree.
A.A; a B.A; the C.The; a D.The; the
_____the buildings were knocked down in the tsunamis in Indonesia
A.A great many
B.A mumber of
C.A great many of
D.A great deal of

提问时间：2021-03-31

答案

前面的几个人的回答,有的是对的但似乎都还是不那么完整.
我的答案分别是：前一题为B,后一题是C比较好,但B也可以.
我的看法是：
1.前一题应该比较没争议,但强调一下,”a number of”虽可以翻译为”许多”,但更应该翻译成”一些”.
2.后一题如果选A,那题目的句子应去掉”the”成为”A great many
buildings were….”；而题目的”buildings”是可数名词,显然不能用D的”Agreat deal of”(只能用在不可数名词)；答案B与C虽然都也可翻译为”许多”,但B的强烈程度不如C(见前面1的说明),所以如果有前后文来比对,才能说B或C哪个对,换个说法答案C表达了灾情惨重,答案B则表示是有”一些”房屋被冲倒.