(1) few 和 a few 后接可数名词,little 和 a little 后接不可数名词。
(2) few 和 little 意为“很少,几乎没有”,表否定;a little 和 a few 意为“有几个”,“有一点”,表肯定。
Eg: hurry up. There is little time left, 快点,没有时间了。
Don’t worry. There is still a little time left. 别着急,还有一点时间。
He has few friends, so he is very lonely. 他几乎没有朋友,所以他感到很孤独。 注意:only a little = little Only a few = few
当 a few 前有另一个形容词或定冠词修饰时,a 要去掉。 Eg: in the past few years . 在过去的几年中。 Every few hundred meters 每隔几百米。
(3) a little与a bit修饰形容词和副词时,两者可以互换。 Eg: I am a little tired. = I am a bit tired. 我有一点累。
(4) a little与a bit的不同点:
修饰名词时:a little + n. = a bit of + n.
表达否定时:not a bit = not at all 一点也不 Not a little = quite a little 许多
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