代词精讲

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代词精讲

  3.20 few, little, a few, a little

  (a) few + 可数名词, (a) little + 不可数名词

  a few / a little 为肯定含义,还有一点

  few / little 为否定含义,没有多少了。例如:

  He has a few friends.   他有几个朋友。

  He has few friends.    他几乎没有朋友。

  We still have a little time. 我们还有点时间。

  There is little time left. 几乎没剩下什么时间了。

  固定搭配:only a few (=few)  not a few (=many)  quite a few (=many) many a (=many)。例如:

  Many books were sold.

  Many a book was sold. 卖出了许多书。

  典型例题:

  Although he s wealthy,he spends___ on clothes.

  A. little  B. few C. a little  D. a few

  答案: A. spend所指的是钱,不可数,只能用little或 a little. 本句为although引导的让步状语从句,由句意知后句为否定含义,因此应用little表示几乎不。