如果million ,hundred ,thousand等词前面有one,two,three等数词修饰时,表示的是具体的数字,则不加s;相反,如果hundred ,thousand, million等词前面没有数词修饰,表示的是一个不确定的数字,则一方面要加s,另一方面后面要跟of。试比较:
Millions of soldiers died in the war. 数百万士兵在那次战争中死亡。
About 3 million soldiers lost their life in this war.大约3百万士兵在这场战争中丧生。
There were more than 8 hundred students in the cinema.电影院里有8百多个学生。
Hundreds of students have seen the film. 数百个学生已经看过这部电影。