中學英語詞彙是英語的常用詞。
熟練掌握中學詞彙，流利說英語。
今天我們來學習person和people的用法。
請熟讀例句到會說：
01people
人，人們，大家
(統稱)人民，國民，民族
The days when the Chinese people could be bullied at will are gone once for all.
中華民族任人欺凌的時代已經一去不復返了。
You must not take this attitude as typical of English people.
你不能把這看作典型的英國人態度。
Can you smile on people who are rude to you?
你會對那些對你無禮的人微笑嗎？
I'd like to make a reservation for eight people at six o'clock tonight.
我想預訂今晚六點鐘八個人的位子。
How many people were there at the concert?
音樂會上有多少聽眾？
02person
人，個人，人員
She is the only person here who speaks French.
她是這裡唯一會說法語的人。
There was not a single person in the house
屋裡一個人也沒有。
I'm not the kind of person who would do that.
我不是那種會那樣做的人。
in person
親自，本人
直接，當面
You have to sign for it in person.
你必須親自籤名。
You had better go and speak to him in person.
你最好去和他當面談談。
03people和person的區別
person是單數名詞
其複數是persons，但現在人們大多用people作person的複數形式，persons大多存在於法律和一些非常正式的文本中。
This vehicle is licensed to carry 4 persons.
這輛車核載4人。
The tongue of idle persons is never idle.
人懶嘴不懶！
people表示「人」時是複數名詞，表示「民族」是單數名詞
a people是一個民族；peoples是一些民族或生活在某一地區的不同文化的群體：
It is not easy to maintain the unity of these diverse peoples.
要保持不同民族間的團結真不容易。
In contrast, certain tropical peoples grow an enormous range of plant species.
相比之下，某些熱帶地區的人們種植了種類繁多的植物。
The various peoples of the world face death in greatly differing ways.
世界各地人民面對死亡的方式大不相同。
Aboriginal peoples were the first people to live in Canada.
原住民是第一批生活在加拿大的人。
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