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语法与新闻:名词修饰名词

2019-03-29来源:和谐英语
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grammatical – adj. involving or related to the structure of language
feature – n. an interesting or important part, quality or ability
pattern – n. the repeated way in which something happens or is done
tour – n. a short trip or visit
manner – n. a way of doing things
digital – adj. using or characterized by computer technology
guess – v. to estimate or make a prediction
horrify – v. to cause (someone) to feel horror or shock;
surge – n. a sudden, large increase

Newspaper section
 Nouns commonly used to modify or describe other nouns
 Examples
 
Current Events:
 government, court, community, state, city, church
 government administration, government policy, court case, community planning, church groups
 
Business:
 company, labor, market, insurance,

trade
 company profits, labor supply, market forces, insurance market, trade deal, trade war
 
Health:
 health, drug, cancer
 drug research, drug addiction, health system, health care, cancer drug, cancer research