few、a few、little、a little的区别和联系的简析
few、a few、little、a little的区别和联系: few / a few用来修饰可数名词,few表示否定意义,没有,几乎没有;a few表示有肯定意思, 有几个。
例如: He has few friends here, he feels lonely. 他这里没朋友,他感觉寂寞。
There are a few eggs in the basket.篮子里有几个鸡蛋。
little / a little用来修饰不可数名词,little表示否定意思,没有,几乎没有。a little 表示肯定意思,有一点儿。
例如: There is little ink in my bottle, can you give me a little ink?我的瓶子里没有墨水了,你能给我点儿墨水吗?
[考考你] 1. My father has many books, but he has_____ English books.A. little B. a little C. few D. a few Answer 2. The twins can speak only ___ French.A. a few B. few C. little D. a little Answer
[辩析] 1. few 与 little 作形容词用,都表示“几乎没有”,相当于一个否定词。
具体区别:
(1) few 后面跟复数可数名词。 e.g. few books few students (2) little 后面跟单数不可数名词。 e.g. little water little food e.g. He has few friends. 他没有几个朋友。 They has little money. 他们没有什麽钱 2. a few 与 a little 都表示肯定的意思,指“有一点,有一些”。具体区别: (1) a few 后加可数名词复数
(2)a little 后加不可数名词单数。 e.g. I'm going to buy a few bananas. I can speak only a little Chinese. 3. a little 与 little 也可以用作副词, 表示“有点”“稍稍” 表示“很少” e.g. ----Can you speak English? ----Yes, but only a little. This book is a little more difficult than that one. ( 可修饰形容词比较级) She slept little last night. 昨天晚上,她没有怎么睡觉。
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