误Kandahar has a population of 230,000 people.
正Kandahar has a population of 230,000 .
析这里的people是多余的,应该去掉。
日本人口有多少?误How many are the population of Japan?
误How large is the Japanese population?
正How large is the population of Japan?
正What is the population of Japan?
析提问“多少人口”须用How large或what,另外,“日本人口”应说the population of Japan,不能说 Japanese population。
广州的人口比海口多。误The population of Guangzhou is more than that of Haikou.
正The population of Guangzhou is larger than that of Haikou.
析population是集合名词,一般不可与many, few搭配,而要用large, small,当表示“比…人口多”时,一般也不用more而用large,且谓语动词用单数形式。
中国人口众多。误There is a very large population in China.
正China has a very large population.
析陈述句中表示“有多少人口”要用动词have,而不用there be结构。
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