025 Big fish eat little fish.弱肉强食。

语法点 有些名词单、复数同形

说明

有些名词的单复数形式相同。当它们作主语时，如果表示单数意义，谓语动词就用单数形式；如果表示复数意义，谓语动词就用复数形式。这类名词包括：

某些动物名称。如：deer, fish, sheep, swine（猪）。

以-ese或-ss结尾的表示民族或国籍的名词。如：Chinese, Swiss。

其他名词。如：works（工厂）, means（手段）, dozen等。

趣味问答

Teacher: What do you get from sheep?

Dick: Wool.

Teacher: And what do you make from wool?

Dick: I don't know.

Teacher: Well, what is your coat made of?

Dick: My dad's old coat.

谜语

—What can't be used until it's broken?

—An egg.