iron and steel 钢铁 law and order 治安 bread and butter 黄油面包
⑵配套事物。如:
a watch and chain 一块带链的表 a needle and thread针线 a coat and tie配有领带的上衣
A knife and fork is needed for a western meal. 吃西餐时要用刀和叉。
The cart and horse is coming. 马车来了。
⑶表示兼职或有多个称呼的人。如:
the worker and poet 这位工人兼诗人
The writer and teacher is speaking at the meeting. 这位教师兼作家正在会上发言。
⑷两个完全重合的概念并列。如:
aim and end 目的 truth and honesty 真诚
capacity and efficiency 效能 love and affection 情感
To love and to be loved is the great happiness. 爱与被爱是幸福。
Going to bed early and getting up early is a good habit. 早睡早起是好习惯。
2、当主语后面跟有as well as,as much as,no less than,along with,with,like,rather than,together with,but,except,besides,including,in addition to等引导的词组时,其谓语动词的单、复数按主语的单、复数而定。如:
Your father as well as you is very kind to me. 不仅你而且你的父亲对我都非常好。
He,like you and Xiao Li,is very clever. 他象你和小李一样非常聪明。
Mr Robbins,together with his wife and children,is leaving London for Paris. Robbins先生明天将和妻子和孩子离开伦敦去巴黎。
C. 代词作主语
1、名词性物主代词作主语时,根据它所替代的是单数还是复数来确定谓语动词的单、复数。如:
Theirs (their classroom) is a big classroom. 他们的教室是一个大教室。
Your trousers are black and mine are brown. 你的裤子是黑色的,我的是棕色的。
2、such,the same起指示代词作用,应根据其所指的内容来确定单、复数。如:
Such is our plan. 这就是我们的计划。Such are my hopes. 这些就是我的愿望。