.


:




:

































 

 

 

 





 

, .

brace, pair, couple, . , , . . . , , , : double; 䳺 to double; both; brace.

, .

brace , . . , . brace . , .: . a brace of hundred pounds, a brace of thousands. brace . a brace of two, a brace of duke, thirty brace of grouse.

couple pair. couple . , brace, , ᒺ , , .: . a couple of girls, a couple of partners. . couple , .: . a twenty couple of dogs, a couple of eggs, three couple of dollars. couple , , .

pair couple . pair , .: . pair of ears, pair of lips, pair of arms, pair of hands, pair of legs, pair of shoes, pair of sleeves, pair of trousers. pair . couple pair : couple , ; pair , .: . We got some eggs would you like a couple? (Ben Elton) A couple of children were playing marbles (Donald E. Westlake). She resolved to buy him a new pair of jeans (Jill Mansell). Students work alone or in pairs (Linda Warren).

brace, couple pair , , . ֳ two, . . brace , , , couple pair , .

. : Pr+Noun, Adj.+Noun, V.+Adv. .: . double love, both members, to read twice. a brace of two, two minds are better than one, two by four. , 㳿. , , in two twos, two by four. , : two .

, , , , a shool of fish, a team of dogs, a bale of cotton, a nest of ducks, a pile of books.

, , a few, many, , , little, much. .

, (nail, foot), (pole, chain, rod), (hide, acre), (pint, ton, golln). , , . (mile, hundredweight), .

dozen (duo) (decim), . , devils dozen, to have dozen things to do, to give dozens smile.

score , 20 .

, , , ᒺ, . , , , . ˳ , , . , . . ʳ , , , , , .: . two dozen apples:: dozens of apples, hundred people:: hundreds of people, four score years:: score of years. , , (dozen-dozenth).

, .






:


: 2016-07-29; !; : 545 |


:

:

, .
==> ...

1719 - | 1539 -


© 2015-2024 lektsii.org - -

: 0.012 .