課本中不會教你的[R]584　rest和the rest

584　rest和the rest

① rest作“休息，睡”解時，可作名詞或動詞。

They took a rest every two hours. 他們每兩個小時休息一次。

He didn't get enough rest last night. 他昨晚睡眠不足。

She couldn't rest when there is noise all around her. 周圍都是喧鬧聲，她睡不著。

② the rest意為“其余，剩余部分”，相當于what is left，the ones that still remain。the rest可用作主語或賓語。

He spent some of the money and sent the rest to his mother. 那些錢他花了一些，剩余的寄給了母親。

These books are mine and the rest are hers. 這些書是我的，余下的是她的。

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the rest作主語時，謂語動詞的單復數(shù)要根據(jù)其所指代的名詞而定。

The rest of the pens are blue. 其余的鋼筆是藍色的。

The rest of the money is in the box. 剩余的錢在盒子里。

A few of the books are written in English，and the rest are written in Chinese. 這些書中有幾本是用英語寫的，其余的是用中文寫的。

Some students stay at school，the rest （of the students）have gone to the countryside. 一些學生待在學校里，其余的學生去農村了。

I can only drink one glass of wine and the rest is yours. 我只能喝一杯酒，余下的是你的。

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half of，most of，two-thirds，some of等加名詞作主語時，謂語動詞的單復數(shù)也都有這種區(qū)別。