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

我们经常用两个名词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：

我们可以用名词修饰语表示某物的组成部分：

a gold watch； a leather purse； a metal box

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

我们经常用名词修饰语与以-er或-ing结尾的名词连用：

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：

我们用尺寸、年龄或者价格作为名词修饰语：

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：

我们经常将两个名词放在一起，这样说话者或听者能明白他们的意义。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：

有时候我们能找到两个以上的名词用在一起：

London office workers； grammar practice exercises

Noun modifiers come after adjectives：

名词修饰词放在形容词后：

The old newspaper seller

A tiring fifty kilometre journey

Position of noun modifiers

名词修饰语的位置

（实习编辑：于晓伟）