19)a little, a few 与 a bit (of) a little, a few 与 a bit (of) 都有一些、少量的意义。他们的区别:
1. a little 意为一些、少量,后接不可数名词。如:
There is a little water in the bottle. 瓶子里有一点水。
还可以接形容词。如:
He is a little shy. 他有些害羞。
2. a few 意为一些、少数,后接复数的可数名词。如:
There are a few people in the room. 房间里有一些人。
3. a bit 意为一点儿,后接形容词。如:
Its a bit cold. 有点冷。
a bit of 后接不可数名词。如:
He has a bit of money. 他有一点儿钱。
4. a little和a few表肯定意义,little和few表否定意义;如:
There is a little soda in the glass. 杯子里有一点儿汽水。
There is little soda in the glass. 杯子里几乎没有汽水了。
I have a few Chinese friends. 我有一些中国朋友。
Few people like him. 几乎没有人喜欢他。
5. a little = a bit of, 后接不可数名词;
a little = a bit = a little bit = kind of, 后接形容词,意为有
点儿。