关于people、 human和human being的区别
(2009-01-26 16:33:07)
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There are too many people, and too few human beings. ——Robert Zend 有人形没人性的家伙太多了。--罗伯特.桑德 1)People:The mass of ordinary persons; the populace. Used with the : 大众:平凡人的群体;大众。 与the 连用: “those who fear and distrust the people, and wish to draw all powers from them into the hands of the higher classes”(Thomas Jefferson) “那些害怕且不信任群众的人,想把所有的权力都集中到上层阶级手上”(托马斯·杰弗逊) 2)human being n.(名词) A member of the genus Homo and especially of the species H. sapiens. 人:人 属的一员,尤指 智人 种的一员 A person: 人: a fine human being. 一个好人 1、human强调“人群”,human being强调“个人”, 基本上 human = human beings ,但不可以说
human = human being
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