2017年6月四级高分作文必背词汇（2）

　　许多：

　　a large number of [加可数名词复数]

　　e.g. The Europeans have also saved a large number of institutions and the issue of whether those institutions owed American companies money has not come up.

　　伯南克对此辩护道,欧洲同样要挽救很多金融机构，压根就不存在这些机构有没有欠美国公司的钱这档子事。

　　a large amount of [加不可数名词]

　　e.g. Then you have a huge amount of radioactive gases and particles, and if the primary and secondary containment fails, you have a large amount of radioactive gases escaping into the environment.

　　这会产生大量的放射性气体和颗粒，如果第一层和第二层安全壳都失效的话，大量放射性气体便会泄漏到外界。

　　a host of [加可数名词复数]

　　e.g. The Tang Dynasty produced a host of great poets, such as Li Bai, Du Fu and Bai Juyi.

　　唐朝有许多大诗人，如李白、杜甫、白居易等。

　　the bulk of [加可数名词复数或不可数名词]

　　e.g. The very wealthy pay the most taxes per person, but the bulk of tax revenue comes from those who are not so wealthy.

　　非常有钱的人每人支付的税也最多，但是大部分的税收却来自于那些不那么富有的人。

　　e.g.The bulk of Indian investments were in Nigeria.

　　印度的大部分投资在尼日利亚。

　　a majority of [加可数名词复数]

　　e.g. A majority of school kids graduate unable to communicate in languages that they study for 10 or more years.

　　大多数孩子毕业的时候不能用他们已经学了10年或者10几年的语言交流。

　　a minority of [加可数名词复数]

　　e.g. A minority of shrewd billionaires have succeeded in prospering despite the tumultuous conditions.

　　有少数精明的亿万富翁得以在动荡的环境中获取成功。