① percent意為“百分之……”,前面必須有數詞,后面通常要跟“of+名詞”,構成“數詞+percent+of+名詞”結構,表示具體的百分數。本結構中的名詞如果是單數,謂語動詞就要用單數;如果是復數,謂語動詞就要用復數。
Eighty percent of the earth is covered by water. 地球表面的80%被水覆蓋著。
Twenty percent of the students are from the south. 20%的學生來自南方。
② percentage意為“百分率,百分數”,前面常有l(wèi)arge,small,great,high,what等,但不可用數詞修飾,后面常跟“of+名詞”。有不定冠詞或what時,句中謂語動詞的單復數要根據of后的名詞而定。
The percentage of the failures is very small. 不及格的百分率很低。
A small percentage of his income is spent in buying books. 他收入的一小部分用于買書。
A great percentage of the TV sets in the shop are made in China. 這家商店出售的電視機絕大部分是中國制造的。
What percentage of college students go abroad?大學生出國的百分率是多少?