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many few(a few) much little a little的用法

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  66 many,few(a few),much,little,a little的用法

  * 这几个代词都是表示数量的,many,much表示“多”,few,little表示“少”。many,few代表可数名词,much,little代表不可数名词。

  many可用作主语(a),宾语(b):

  a. Many of the mistakes were just careless. 错误中有很多是粗心造成的。

  …

  b. How many do you need? 你需要多少?

  …

  much也可用作主语(a)或宾语(b):

  a. Much of the information has been inaccurate. 这信息很多都不准确。

  Much hangs on his decision. 许多事有赖于他的决定。

  b. I haven’t time to do much. 我没有时间做很多事。

  I have much to talk over with him. 我有很多事要和他谈。

  few表示“很少”(负面意义,有“不足的意味”。),也可作主语(a)或宾语(b):

  a. Few of the players played really well. 没几个球员真正打得好。

  Very few of the books are easy enough for me. 这些书没几本容易到我能读。

  b. We saw few of the sights as we had so little time. 我们只有那么一丁点时间,所看的景点寥寥无几。

  I knew few of the people there. 那儿的人我认识的很少。

  a few表示“有几个”,有正面(肯定)意思,相当于several,也可作主语(a)或宾语(b):

  a. Not a few of my friends are vegetarian. 我朋友中不少人吃素。

  Only a few of the people who applied were suitable. 只有少数几个申请者合适。

  b. She’s written lots of books but I’ve only read a few. 她写了很多书,但我只看过几本。

  I met a few of my friends in Paris. 在巴黎我碰见我的几个朋友。

  little表示“很少”(意思接近nothing,是负面含义),可用作主语(a)或宾语(b):

  a. The little that I have seen of his work is satisfactory. 他的工作就我所见的那一小部分而言是令人满意的。

  Little is known about his childhood. 人们对他的童年知之甚少。

  b. You have done very little for us. 你几乎没为我们做什么事。

  You had little to tell us. 他没什么可告诉我们。

  a little表示“有一点”(是正面含义,相当于a few,也可以用a bit或a little bit),在句中也可作主语(a)或宾语(b):

  a. There is still a little left. 还剩一点。

  A little will do. 一点儿就行。

  b. Tell me a little about his illness. 告诉我一点他的病情。

  Try and eat a little. 尽量吃一点吧。

  * 这些词都可用作定语,这时有人称作限定词或形容词:

  many表示“许多”,用来修饰可数名词,多用在疑问句或否定句中(a),也可在肯定句中修饰主语(b),还可和too,so等词一起用(c):

  a. Do you have many friends? 你有很多朋友吗?

  (比较:I have a lot of friends.)

  Not many people are interested in the activity. 没多少人对这活动感兴趣。

  b. Many people do not get enough to eat. 许多人没有足够的东西吃。

  Many students supported the plan. 许多学生赞成这项计划。

  c. There are too many mistakes in this essay. 这篇论文错误太多。

  I never saw so many swans on the lake. 我从未看见湖上有这么多天鹅。

  much也表示“多”,用来修饰不可数名词,主要用于疑问句及否定句中(a),也可和too,so用在肯定句中(b):

  a. Do you take much interest in it? 你对此兴趣大吗?

  We don’t have much free time. 我们没有多少空余时间。

  b. You’ve given me too much food. 你给我的食物太多了。

  So much money has been spent on it. 这上面花的钱太多了。

  few表示“很少”,修饰可数名词:

  We saw few students there. 我们在那儿几乎没看见学生。

  They exchanged few words. 他们没交谈几句。

  a few表示“几个”,修饰可数名词:

  He has a few friends in this city. 他在这个城市里有几个朋友。

  My time is precious; I can only give you a few minutes. 我的时间很宝贵,我只能见你几分钟。

  little表示”很少”,修饰不可数名词(意思接近no,可译为”没有什么”):

  We got little help from them. 我们没有从他们那儿得到什么帮助。

  There is little hope that she will recover. 她痊愈的希望很小。

  a little表示“一点”,“有些”(意思接近some):

  A little discipline would do him a world of good. 稍微处分他一下会对他大有好处。

  Come in and have a little whisky. 进来喝点威士忌。

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