1. China's為名詞所有格,強(qiáng)調(diào)所屬關(guān)系。如:
China's population is large. 中國(guó)人口眾多。
Hainan is China's second largest island. 海南是中國(guó)第二大島。
The Yellow River is China's second longest river. 黃河是中國(guó)第二大河。
China's countryside looks its best in May and June. 中國(guó)的農(nóng)村在五六月時(shí)景色最美。
2. Chinese為形容詞,表示屬性,視所修飾的名詞不同,意思稍有不同:
Maotai is a Chinese wine. 茅臺(tái)是一種中國(guó)酒。
Are you into Chinese food? 你對(duì)中國(guó)菜有興趣嗎?
This book is about Chinese traditkmal medicine. 這本書是講中醫(yī)的。
This was a record set by a Chinese girl. 這是一個(gè)中國(guó)姑娘創(chuàng)造的記錄。
My strongest memory is when I attended a Chinese wedding. 我印象最深的是我參加的一次中國(guó)婚禮的情景。
Gone are the days when they could to what they liked to the Chinese people. 他們能夠?qū)χ袊?guó)人民為所欲為的日子一去不復(fù)返了。
Thinking that traditional Chinese medicine might help, they sent for an old Chinese doctor. 他們請(qǐng)了一位老中醫(yī),因?yàn)樗麄兛紤]到也許中醫(yī)會(huì)有效。