几个不定代词的特别补充内容3
little和few
little,few表示“很少”,含否定意义。A little,a few表示“有些,有几个”,含肯定意义。
little,a little修饰或代替不可数名词;few,a few修饰或代替可数名词,它们可在句中作主语、宾语和定语。
There are few chairs in the classroom.教室里几乎没有一把椅子。
I have little money.我没有什么钱。
I know a little German.我知道点德语。
As I had only a few friends,I felt a little lonely.由于我朋友很少,我有点孤独感。
1、little表示“数量”的少,small表示“面积、容量、数字”的大小。small表示“小”时常含有贬义,little表示“小”时常含有褒义,含有“小巧,小而惹人喜爱”的意思。
Do you have small money?你有零钱吗?
He is a small boy.他是个个子矮小的男孩。
She is a nice little girl.她是个可爱的小女孩。
2、little表示“数量少”时用so修饰;表示“少”时用such修饰。
We had so little money that we couldn't eat at the restaurant.我们没有多少钱,不能在餐馆里吃饭。
They are such little worms tha twe can't see them with our eyes.他们是很小的虫子,我们用眼时看不见的。
3、little的比较级和最高级是less和least,few的比较级和最高级是fewer和fewest,当名词复数表示“度量、时间、钱款”时多用less than
There were fewer people there than I had expected.那里的人比我预料的少。
I always put less sugar into coffee than into tea.我在咖啡里放的糖总是比在茶里放的少。
Less than three weeks is not enough.少于三周不够。
尝试翻译:(答案见下期)
没有采取什么措施来防止空气污染。
他们中只有几个懂法语。
那时汽车很少。
请再给我一点肉。
下期:much,many
上期答案:
(Do you have )Any questions.
There isn't any sign of immediate rain.
You may take any one of them.
I don't know any of them.
Come and see me any time.