news
1.news原来属于复数形式,但现在只用作单数,如News has come里的has不该改作have。
2.news前面不可加a,也没有复数形式newses。说“一件新闻”该说a piece of news,a bit of news或a scrap of news,说“多件新闻”该说pieces of news,bits of news或scraps of news。报纸上登的“一则新闻”是an item of news或a news item,“多则新闻”是items of news或news items。
3.his news有时是“关于他的消息”,就是“他的近况”,有时是“他所讲的消息”。news of him是“关于他的消息”。
4.news后面可以接以that引导的从句。例如:Then came (the) news that the Soviet Union had launched the world's first artificial earth satellite(人造地球卫星)on Friday, 4 October, 1957.
5.No news is good news是谚语,直译作“没有消息便是好消息”。就是说“既然没听到什么消息,便证明事态不曾恶化,便等于听到了好消息”。注意:(1)这句并不作All news is bad news解。(2)这里的No news跟No news was received that night里的No news不同。
6.关于news reel,参见news(-)reel