用英语表示“谈生意”是 talk business 吗?比如:
They are talking business again. 他们又开始洽谈生意了。
这里有两个问题:
问题一:这样用的 talk 是及物动词吗?
问题二:这里的 business 是不可数名词吗?
问题一:这样用的 talk 是及物动词吗?
答:这样用的 talk 是及物动词。talk 通常是不及物的,但有时也及物,不过其及物用法很有限,主要用法有:
(1) 表示说某种语言(此用法改用 speak 更普通):
Can you talk French? 你会讲法语吗?
(2) 表示“谈论”“讨论”“说”等,只用于少数名词:
Now the meal’s over; it’s time to talk business. 现在吃完饭了,该谈正事了。
We talked music all night. 我们一个晚上都在讨论音乐。
He is talking nonsense [rubbish]. 他在胡说八道。
(3) 表示“说得使……”“说服使……”,此时通常应在宾语接有补语:
He talked himself out of breath. 他说得上气不接下气。
She talked him out of his plan. 她说服他放弃了他的计划。
The man talked right into wrong. 这个人说得是非颠倒。
表示说服某人做(不做)某事,英语通常用 talk sb into (out of) doing sth:
My husband talked me into going skiing. 我丈夫说服我去滑雪。
She talked him out of killing himself. 她说服了他不要自杀。
问题二:这里的 business 是不可数名词吗?
答:是的,这样用的 business 是不可数名词。business 表示“生意,买卖,交易”时,是不可数名词:
It’s a pleasure to do business with you. 跟你做生意很高兴。
He wants to be a doctor or go into business. 他想当医生或者经商。
Business is good at Christmas when people buy presents. 圣诞节人们买礼品,生意兴隆。
We don't do (much) business with foreign companies. 我们跟外国公司没有(多少)生意来往。