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a few、few;a little、little的不定代词用法有哪些

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  a few、few;a little、little的不定代词用法有哪些“?

  a few(少数几个,可数);few(很少几个,可数):a few表示肯定,意思是“虽少,但有一些”;few表示否定,意思是“不多、没有多少”。两者均可用作主语、宾语、定语等。如:

  Few of them know Spanish.(主语)他们当中很少有人懂西班牙语。

  A few of them know French.(主语)他们当众有几个人懂法语。

  We know few of them.(宾语)他们当中的人我们认得很少。

  He made very few mistakes in the translation exercise.(定语)他翻译练习里的错误很少。

  Tomato were only a few cents a catty in Beijing in summer.(定语)北京夏天的西红柿曾经只几分钱一斤。

  【注】:在日常口语中,few常备not many或hardly any代替。如:

  He didn't make many mistakes.

  He made hardly any mistakes.

  a little(一些,不可数);little(很少,不可数):a little表示肯定;little表示否定。两者的差别和a few于few的差别相似。在句中可用作主语、宾语、定语等。如:

  He says little but does much.(宾语)他说的少做的多。

  I know a little about the play.(宾语)关于这个剧本,我稍有所知。

  They went on with their work after a little rest.(定语)他们休息一会儿之后继续工作

  It hasn't rained for quite some time.There is little water left in the pond.(定语)好久没下雨,池子里没多少水了。

  【注一】:little和a little在下面句子中用作状语.如:

  You rest too little.你休息得太少了。

  I shall rest a little now.我现在要歇一会了。

  This is little better than that.这个并不比那个好多少。

  This is a little better than that.这个要比那个好一些。

  【注二】:在日常口语中,littel常被hardly any或not much所代替。如:

  Before liberation the poor peasants had hardly any(not much) land.解放前贫农几乎没有土地。

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