高三英语第一轮复习：常用的单位量词

　　常用的单位量词
　　a piece of diary一则日记;a sheet of paper 一张纸;a suit
　　of clothes一套服装;an article of clothing一件衣服;a crowd
　　of people一群人;a basin of water 一盆水;a block of wood一块木头;a cake of soap 一块肥皂;a bottle of ink一瓶墨水;a grain of sand 一粒沙子;a group of tall trees 一片高树;a team of players一队运动员;a copy of China Youth 一分《中国青年》;a drop of oil 一滴油;a loaf of bread一块面包;a pack of cigarettes一包烟;a pair of socks一双短袜;a tin of beer一罐啤酒;a set of equipment一套设备;a bucket of water一桶水;a couple of eggs两个鸡蛋;a pile of old books 一堆旧书;a bowl of rice 一碗米饭;a handful of sand一把(少量的)沙
　　注意：上述单位量词本身具有复数形式，亦可被具体数字修饰，句中的谓语多用复数形式。
　　[应用]汉译英
　　①搬家时成堆的旧书被卖掉。
　　②三条重要新闻刊登在头版。
　　Key:①Piles of old books were sold when we moved.
　　②Three pieces of important news were printed in the front page.