
people指人时,是不可数名词;表民族时,是可数名词,但单复数的形式不变。people的基本意思是“人,人们”,是集体名词,没有复数形式,在句中作主语时,谓语动词用复数。泛指“人们”时其前不加定冠词the。
Some people don\'t know when they\'re well off.
有些人身在福中不知福。
We were the only people there.
我们是唯一在场的人。
People came from all over the world to view her work.
人们从世界各地涌来欣赏她的作品。