We often use two nouns together to show that one thing is a part of something else：

我們經常用兩個名詞表示某物的其他部分：

the village church； the car door； the kitchen window； the chair leg；

my coat pocket； London residents

We can use noun modifiers to show what something is made of：

我們可以用名詞修飾語表示某物的組成部分：

a gold watch； a leather purse； a metal box

We often use noun modifiers with nouns ending in -er and -ing：

我們經常用名詞修飾語與以-er或-ing結尾的名詞連用：

an office worker； a jewellery maker； a potato peeler； a shopping list； a swimming lesson； a walking holiday.

We use measurements， age or value as noun modifiers：

我們用尺寸、年齡或者價格作為名詞修飾語：

a thirty kilogram suitcase； a two minute rest； a five thousand euro platinum watch； a fifty kilometre journey；

We often put two nouns together and readers/listeners have work out what they mean. So：

我們經常將兩個名詞放在一起，這樣說話者或聽者能明白他們的意義。所以：

an ice bucket = a bucket to keep ice in

an ice cube = a cube made of ice

an ice breaker = a ship which breaks ice

the ice age = the time when much of the Earth was covered in ice.

Sometimes we find more than two nouns together：

有時候我們能找到兩個以上的名詞用在一起：

London office workers； grammar practice exercises

Noun modifiers come after adjectives：

名詞修飾詞放在形容詞后：

The old newspaper seller

A tiring fifty kilometre journey

Position of noun modifiers

名詞修飾語的位置

（實習編輯：于曉偉）