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1.China's Premier,the Japan's foreign policy,Beijing's long and proud history,England's team for the football match等表达方式里的's在报纸里(尤其在标题里)很普通。
2.Charles's book,James's cap,Thomas's sister,Jones's sons,Dickens's works等比Charles' book,James' cap,Thomas' sister,Jones' sons,Dickens' works等普通。
3.比较下面五句:
- The Pickwick Papers is one of Charles Dickens, the famous English novelist's works.
- The Pickwick Papers is one of Charles Dickens's, the famous English novelist, works.
- The Pickwick papers is one of Charles Dickens's, the famous English novelist's, works.
- The Pickwick Papers is one of Charles Dickens's works, the famous English novelist.
- The Pickwick Papers is one of the works of Charles Dickens, the famous English novelist.
第一句不错,但不很自然。第二句、第三句和第四句都不合理。第五句最好。
4.比较下面五种形式:
- The Herald Tribune's editor
- 'The Herald Tribune' 's editor
- 'The Herald Tribune's' editor
- the editor of The Herald Tribune
- the editor of 'The Herald Tribune'
第一种形式、第四种形式和第五种形式都不错。第二种形式也不错,但很不好看。第三种形式很普通,但不合理。's不是报名,不该放在引号里。
5.the 1950's是20世纪50年代。
6.John's was a new cottage. =John's cottage was a new one.