A man of action is not content to talk.讲求行动的人不以空谈为满足。

《新概念英语》第三册第30课第三段第六句话原句是：His father told everybody that Eric had been killed in action. 这句话该怎么翻译，其中 in action又是什么意思？为什么action前不加一个定冠词the 或者不定冠词an? 如果您不能确切把握这个问题，就请认真研读本文，并尊重原创劳动，到文后赞赏。

以下是action的9大核心用法

1. action ['ækʃәn] n.战斗，作战，表示战斗时是不可数名词，这一点与中文词义不同，不要用中文定式思维的方式，误用作可数名词。[U] fighting in a war战斗；作战

①Her younger son was killed in action.她的小儿子在战斗中阵亡。

②He was reported missing in action.据报道，他在战斗中失踪。

③His father told everybody that Eric had been killed in action. 他的父亲告诉大家，埃里克在战争中被打死了。（新概念英语第三册，第30课课文第三段第六句）

2. action表示“行动，行动过程，行为”，也是 不可数名词 [U] （尤指应对问题或困难的）the process of doing something, especially when dealing with a problem or difficulty

①This problem calls for swift/prompt action from the government. 这一问题需要政府马上采取行动。

[action + to infinitive]

②Action to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 is high on the government's agenda. 采取行动防止新冠肺炎疫情蔓延是政府的当务之急。

③We must take action (= do something) to deal with the problem before it spreads to other areas. 在这一问题蔓延到其他地区之前我们一定要采取行动将其解决。

④So what's the plan of action (= What are we going to do)? 那麼行動計劃是甚麼？

④Action Cultivates Habit;Habit Shapes character andCharacter Decides Destiny.行动培养习惯，习惯塑造性格，性格决定命运。

3. action 发生的事情（尤指）令人激动的事，大事，可以理解为ACTIVITY活动不可数名词[U] things which are happening, especially exciting or important things

①I like films with a lot of action.我喜欢情节刺激的影片。

②In her last novel, the action (= the main events) moves between Greece and southern Spain. 在她最近发表的那部小说里，故事情节在希腊和西班牙南部交替展开。

4. 行为，作为，所做之事，可数名词 [C] something that you do

①She has to accept the consequences of her actions. 她必须对自己行为的后果负责。

②I asked him to explain his actions. 我要求他为自己的所作所为作出解释。

5.（身体的）动作可数名词[C] a physical movement

①I'll say the words and you can mime the actions. 我会说出这些词，你可以做动作把它们的意思表达出来。

②It only needs a small wrist action (= movement of the wrist) to start the process.只需动一动手腕，程序就启动了。

6. 作用一物对另一物所起的）[一般仅作单数单数S] the effect something has on another thing（作用）

They recorded the action of the drug on the nervous system.他们记录下了这种药物对神经系统的作用。

7. action 表示运作；功能，作可数名词，或不可数名词 [C or U] the way something moves or works

①We studied the action of the digestive system. 我们研究了消化系统的机能。

②The car has a very smooth braking action.这辆轿车刹车性能很平稳。

8. action v. 对…采取行动；就…采取措施。action作动词通常用于被动语态 [T usually passive]，to do something to deal with a particular problem or matter

①I'll just run through the minutes of the last meeting, raising those points which still have to be actioned.下面我将扼要重述一下上次会议的记录，把亟待处理的重点问题提出来。

Actions speak louder than words. 行动胜于言辞。

9. 由action构成的

习惯用语idiom

(1) Actions speak louder than words. 行动胜于言辞。

A saying to emphasize that what you do is more important and shows your intentions and feelings more clearly than what you say

(2)out of 出故障；失灵；停止运转

If a machine or vehicle is out of action, it is not working or cannot be USED.

①I'm afraid the TV's out of action. 恐怕电视机坏了。

注意： If a person is out of action, they are injured or ill and cannot do things that they usually do因病倒或受伤不能正常活动

②Jackson's torn ligaments will keep him out of action for the rest of the season. 杰克逊韧带拉伤，这个赛季剩余的比赛他都不能参加了。

man of action really does things; he is not content to talk. 讲求实干的人真正干事情，而不满足于空谈

(3)a man of action实干家，活动家 a man who prefers to do things rather than think about and discuss them

①He was above all a man of action. 他首先是个实干家。

②He is a man of action. 他是个实干的人。

③Think like a man of action, act like a man of thought. 思考起来要像个实干家，行动起来要像个思想家。

④Byron was at heart a man of action.拜伦在本质上是一个活动家。

⑤Like many poets, Byron was at heart a man of action.象许多诗人一样，拜伦在本质上是一个活动家。

⑥A man of action really does things; he is not content to talk. 讲求实干的人真正干事情，而不满足于空谈。

⑦A man of action is not content to talk.讲求行动的人不以空谈为满足。

(4) a piece/slice of the action参与，插手（他人成功之事）；分一杯羹；(尤指在利益、生意、投机买卖等方面)享有一份。involvement in something successful that someone else has started

①Now research has proved that the drug is effective, so everyone wants a slice of the action. 目前研究证明这种药的确有效，所以大家都想趁机分一杯羹。

②Do you want a piece of the action? 你想分一份吗？

③No one would say that you're taking a piece of the action? 没有人会说你在进行任何赌博？

④Will you ground me if I don't give you a piece of the action?而没有分你一份，你就会干掉我？

⑤I don't see anything wrong with the workers owning a piece of the action. 我并不认为让工人们拥有一点股票有什么不对。

⑥They know the continent is growing fast and they want a piece of the action. 他们知道这块大陆正在飞速发展，都想从中分得一杯羹。

⑦Of course, the US army got a piece of the action. 当然，美国陆军也插了一脚。

⑧Make sure that everybody, regardless of their true identity , gets a piece of the action.一定要让每个人，不管是什么身份，都能享受到一份。

Think like a man of action, act like a man of thought. 思考起来要像个实干家，行动起来要像个思想家。

亲还记得本文开篇提出的问题，您掌握了吗？请做选择题

His father told everybody that his eldest son, Eric, had been killed _________.

A.in a action

B.in actions

C.in an action

D.in action