选择C
few,afew,little,alittle
虽然都表示“少”,但
(1)few,afew是可数的,little,alittle是不可数的.
(2)afew,alittle含肯定意味,few,little含否定意味.这里所谓的“肯定意味”和“否定意味”应该这样来理同样是半杯水,口渴者会认为:Thereislittlewaterintheglass.而不口渴的人则会认为:Thereisalittlewaterintheglass.
一:
1.few修饰可数名词复数.
2.few(=notmany;hardlyany)含否定意义;afew(=some;several;asmall
numberof)含肯定意义.
3.notafew=nofew=quiteafew=agoodfew=many.
4.当few受every,last,past,next,some,very等词所修饰时,表示肯定意义,few之前不再有冠词.如:
Inthelastfewminutes,hecheckeduphispaperagain.
Ittookussomefewdaystorepairthemachine.
Theyareveryfewinnumber.
Thereweretoofewofthem.
Hegoestoseehisgrandmaeveryfewweeks.
5.在非正式文体中很少见,一般用或代替,如:
Onlyafewpeopleattendedthemeeting.
另外,little/alittle
Littleremainstobedoneaboutit.(作主语)
Alittleremainstobedone.
Pleasegivemealittle.(作宾语)
Heknowsalittleofeverything.
Thereisvery/butlittletimeleft.(作定语)
Don’tworry;youstillhavealittletime.
1.little修饰不可数名词,表示“量”.
2.little含否定意义(反义词:much);alittle含肯定意义(反义词:none).
3.在非正式英语中,一般很少用little,常用notmuch,onlyalittle来代替,如:
Wehaven’tgotmuchmoney/time.