pen and paper(笔和纸)：不要物件词
Time：July 27, 2024
写文章需要笔和纸，但若只是表达二者作为工具，而不是具象的物件，那么pen and paper 组合(相当于一个不可数名词)，不用加物件词，如
【例句1】Make sure you have pen and paper handy.（确保你手边有笔和纸。） [牛津高级学者辞典]
【例句2】She sat at the table with pen and paper. (她拿着笔和纸坐在桌子旁。)[柯林斯高级学者辞典]
短语to put pen to paper的含义是“写”, 其pen也不是具象的物件，所以也不用加物件词，如
【例句3】Whenever he put pen to paper he was at a loss for the right words to break the news. (每当他动笔时，他就宣布这个消息如何用词都会不知所措。)[柯林斯高级学者辞典]
【例句4】It's time you put pen to paper and replied to that letter from your mother.（你该动笔回你妈妈的信了。）[剑桥高级学者辞典]
