形容詞用作定語時，位置不是固定的。例如，“a happy group of people

（一群快樂的人）”，也可以說“a group of happy people”；有時顯然不是

修飾緊挨著的詞，例如：“the architectual materialization of this concept

（這一設(shè)計理念的具體化）”，其中“architectual”應(yīng)該修飾“concept”。

1. For a gathering of people from around the world, we laid out quite a surprising

spread of Chinese dishes.

我們?yōu)檫@群來自世界各地的人擺上了令人驚訝的中國菜。

2. The cabman blundered up and downstairs with trunks, and saluted Sophia's

haughty generosity, and then there was quietness.

車夫搬著行李跌跌撞撞地上樓下樓，并向索菲婭傲慢地慷慨致敬，然后一切

歸于平靜。

3. There was a surprising flash of violent emotion within him, as if in the presence of

something undreamt-of, dangerous, and final.

仿佛由于某種沒有想到的、危險的、不可改變的東西，他的內(nèi)心突然產(chǎn)生一種

讓人驚訝的劇烈情感。

4. a surprising piece of news 一則讓人驚訝的消息

5. a tangled mass of water-weeds 一堆亂草

6. The only other thing I remember about my life upto the age of five was getting into

a temper and cutting a hated pair of knickers to pieces.

我唯一記住的一件事就是在我五歲時發(fā)脾氣把一條我討厭的燈籠褲剪成了碎片。

7. We had an interesting day's play in the cricket match.

我們玩了一天有趣的板球比賽。

8. a lazy afternoon 讓人懶散的下午

9. an easy mistake 難免的錯誤

10. Any living creature that ventured within his chain-radius was apt to have a busy

minute or two, and the unhappy fowls, who often strayed within reach, were grabbed

instantly.

任何犯險進入它的以鏈條為半徑的領(lǐng)地的家禽，為了逃命都會掙扎一到兩分鐘，

而經(jīng)常那些誤入它的勢力范圍的不幸家禽會被立刻捕獲。