如何用名词来修饰动词

　　首先,名词或其短语可代替介词短语修饰动词,如：\x0b　　(1) Member countries began their ministerial meeting on Monday.→Member countries began their ministerial meeting Monday.\x0b　　(2) Those fashionable cars were made in Japan.→Those fashionable cars were Japan made.\x0b　　(3) Tom is heavier than his brother by five pounds.→Tom is five pounds heavier than his brother.\x0b　　其次,名词或其短语可以代替副词分句修饰动词或形容词,如：\x0b　　(4) The metal sheets are as thin as paper.→The metal sheets are paper thin.\x0b　　(5) The water has turned as pink as rose.→The water has turned rose pink.\x0b　　名词或名词短语修饰动词的语意有三：\x0b　　⒈表示程度 \x0b　　这类修饰语大多数是表示数或量的名词.