(2)product意义较为广泛,也是最普通的表示"产品,产物"的词,它可以用来指天然的、人造的产品,也可以用来指农产品,还可以指脑力劳动的结果等。
例如:
Petrol is the most important product of many Middle-East countries.
石油是许多中东国家最重要的产品。
The company sells plastic products. 这家公司出售塑料制品。
Criminals are sometimes the product of less education. 犯罪有时是缺乏教育的结果。
(3)production:意思是"生产,产量"。指"生产"时侧重其行为,而指"产品"时,侧重"产量",也可以指文学作品。
例如:
the production of wheat:小麦生产
The production of corn has increased. 玉米的产量已增加。
Production of computers has increased double in the last few weeks.
近几周来电脑的产量增加了一倍。
This new theatre is becoming known for its good productions.
这家新剧院因上演节目的质量好而渐渐出名。
This book on education is his latest production.
这本论述教育的书是他的最新作品。
三、重点句型:
1.What affects do you think the changes in eating habits will have on agricultural or nature?
此句中的do you think为插入语,句子的疑问语序由do you think来体现,所以其它成分就用陈述语序。
2.It is on this arable land that farmers produce food for the whole population of China.
此句为强调句型。句中的on this arable land为状语,是被强调的成分,值得注意的是其后的连接词只能用that,而不能用where;同样表示时间的状语被强调时,也只能用that, 不用when。
例如:
It was on the morning of last Monday that I met Dr Johnson on the bus. 我是在上个星期一的早上在公共汽车上遇到的约翰逊博士。
3.Not only is food production important but also taking care of the environment.