Our roles in the factory were simple: Place cakes on
a moving belt. Attach icing (糖霜) ears. Apply icing eyes and nose. Remove bunny from
the belt. This was harder than it sounds. Slow down a bit and the cakes pile
up. As I told my parents at dinner that first night, it was all a little more
high-pressure than I’d expected.
本句来自2021年新高考全国乙卷(全国卷I)的完形填空,请问nose前面为什么没有冠词也没有用复数?这里的 nose 是可数名词吧?难道不应该像下面这样吗?
Apply icing eyes and noses.
Apply icing eyes and a nose.
我觉得网友的质疑是有道理的。如果 eyes and a nose 前面有物主代词或定冠词之类的限定词修饰,则是可以的,如:
her eyes and nose
my eyes and nose
the eyes and nose
……
He was swollen about the eyes and nose. 他的眼睛和鼻子这一带肿了。
She wiped his eyes and nose with a wet face flannel. 她用一块湿的洗脸毛巾为他擦洗眼睛和鼻子。
When someone has hay fever, the eyes and nose will stream and itch. 当一个人染上花粉热时,会流眼泪、流鼻涕,还会感到眼睛和鼻子发痒。
以上用法可视为 eyes and nose 共用了前面的限定词,但本句中的 icing 是形容词,用形容词修饰单数可数名词,而不在其前使用适当的限定词,我认为不合适。
类似地,学生作文中经常出现的类似以下这样的句子,我觉得也不适合(高考题中的句子也属类似情况):
He has two brothers and sister.
She has two big eyes and small nose.
I invited some students and teacher.
We bought three books and magazine.