数词的语法功能

数词在句子中有着和形容词或不定代词相类似的功能。因此，数词可作主语、宾语、表语、定语和同位语。

1. 作主语

The first is yours.

第一个是你的。

—How many of you are making the trip? 你们有多少人去旅行?

—There are four of us. 我们有4人。

2. 作宾语

He was among the first to arrive.

他是首批到达的人之一。

Give me two.

给我两个。

3. 作表语

Six times six is thirty-six.

6乘6等于36。

Marx was already fifty when he began to study Russian.

马克思开始学俄语时已经50岁了。

4. 作定语

Now, let’s come to the second picture.

现在让我们看第2幅图画。

There are five different time areas in the United States.

在美国有5个不同的时区。

5. 作同位语

We will have a speech contest on Monday，the 28th of May.

我们将于5月28日周一举行演讲比赛。

Is there room for us two?

有我们两个人的位置吗?