中式英語之鑒:會上有許多觀眾

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283. 會上有許多觀眾。
    [誤] There was a large number of audience at the meeting.
    [正] There was a large audience at the meeting.
    注:audience 是集合名詞,為“觀眾”的總稱。所以“觀眾多”應(yīng)說 a large audience,“觀眾少”則應(yīng)說 a small audience。又如:An audience of millions watched the royal wedding on TV(百萬觀眾在電視上觀看皇家婚禮)。