词语辨析
No.1：population；people
【Introduction】population指“人口(数)”，其作主语时，谓语动词用单数形式，如：The population of the city is 2 million. 这个城市的人口是两百万。people指“人们”，它是集体名词，其作主语时，谓语动词应用复数形式，如：The people here are very friendly. 这里的人们很有好。提问人口时，用What’s the population of…？我们也可以用How many people are there in …？如：What’s the population of your hometown? ＝How many people are there in your hometown?
