1. 大家知道,world表示“世界”时,其前通常用定冠词。如:
each of us sees the world differently. 我们看世界,各人有各人的看法。
our company has agencies all over the world. 本公司在全世界都设有代办处。
television stations around the world are linked by satellite. 全世界的电视台通过卫星联系一起。
但是,若其前带有描绘性定语修饰,表示某种形式的世界,则通常要用不定冠词。如:
in a world like ours 像我们这样的世界
he conceived of a world free from war. 他想象出一个没有战争的世界。
what the president has in view is a world without nuclear weapons. 总统考虑的是要建立一个没有核武器的世界。
2. the world 表示“全世界的人”时,意义上是复数,但用作主语时往往被视为整体,其谓语通常用单数。如:
all the world knows. 举世皆知。
she felt that the whole world was against her. 她觉得人人都跟她作对。
all the world knows that pollution has become a serious problem. 全世界的人都知道污染已成了严重问题。
3. a world of 表示“许多”时,其后可接可数或不可数名词。如:
a world of lies and secrecy 许多谎言和秘密
there’s a world of difference in the performance of the two cars. 这两辆汽车的性能有天壤之别。
each of us sees the world differently. 我们看世界,各人有各人的看法。
our company has agencies all over the world. 本公司在全世界都设有代办处。
television stations around the world are linked by satellite. 全世界的电视台通过卫星联系一起。
但是,若其前带有描绘性定语修饰,表示某种形式的世界,则通常要用不定冠词。如:
in a world like ours 像我们这样的世界
he conceived of a world free from war. 他想象出一个没有战争的世界。
what the president has in view is a world without nuclear weapons. 总统考虑的是要建立一个没有核武器的世界。
2. the world 表示“全世界的人”时,意义上是复数,但用作主语时往往被视为整体,其谓语通常用单数。如:
all the world knows. 举世皆知。
she felt that the whole world was against her. 她觉得人人都跟她作对。
all the world knows that pollution has become a serious problem. 全世界的人都知道污染已成了严重问题。
3. a world of 表示“许多”时,其后可接可数或不可数名词。如:
a world of lies and secrecy 许多谎言和秘密
there’s a world of difference in the performance of the two cars. 这两辆汽车的性能有天壤之别。