来自日本的生活小常识英语每日英语知识学习
2024年04月26日 风云资讯
测一测
His ______'s economy lies in ruins.
他的国家的经济崩溃了。
A. country
B. state
C. nation
知识点解析
前几天看论坛,有个用户发了个贴子,内容大概是这样的:
有个英语国家,不准农民养猪。他当时不假思索地说:"The country didn't even allow peasants to keep their pigs."(国家甚至不允许农民养猪)。
老外疑惑地说:"You mean the state?"(你是说国家?)
这下他就糊涂了:"What?"(你说什么?)
老外表达说:"country怎么能禁止农民养猪呢,一定是state啊。"
他更糊涂了:"country和state,不是一样的吗?"
大家看出区别了吗?
在英语里,至少有三个单词表示跟国家相关的概念:country / state / nation
他们有什么不一样呢?
• country
指国家时,侧重疆土或人口。比如:
Our country has a large population, vast territory and abundant resources.
我国人口众多,地大物博。
Seventy percent of this country is opposed to animal hunting.
该国70%的人反对狩猎活动。
• nation
指国家时,侧重民族、国民(总称)。比如:
He is loved by the whole nation.
他受到全体国民的爱戴.
The whole nation is closely united.
全国人民团结紧密。
• state
指国家时,侧重政体、政府。比如:
The state provided the requisite capital for this farm.
国家为这个农场提供了必要的资金。
That state does not collect enough revenue to cover its expenditure.
那国政府入不敷出。
怎么样,现在能看出一开始那个贴子里提到的不同点了吗?
小练习
The ______ is an ensemble of political and social structures.
国家是一个政治结构和社会结构的组合体。
A. country
B. state
C. nation
The Chinese ______ has reached a point where its very existence is at stake.
中华民族到了这生死存亡的关头。
A. country
B. state
C. nation
Japan is an island ______.
日本是一个岛国。
A. country
B. state
C. nation
考试真题
在近3年全国和各地高考、CET4、CET6试卷中
country / nation / state 出现次数非常的多,比如:
She was eager to do more for her country.
She wishes to go back to her home country.
Nations would not need to tighten their emissions targets.
It was helpful to maintaining a nation's tradition.