中考易混詞匯辨析:few,a few,little,a bit
(1) few 和 a few 后接可數名詞,little 和 a little 后接不可數名詞。
(2) few 和 little 意為“很少,幾乎沒有”,表否定;a little 和 a few 意為“有幾個”,“有一點”,表肯定。
Eg: hurry up. There is little time left, 快點,沒有時間了。
Don’t worry. There is still a little time left. 別著急,還有一點時間。
He has few friends, so he is very lonely. 他幾乎沒有朋友,所以他感到很孤獨。 注意:only a little = little Only a few = few
當 a few 前有另一個形容詞或定冠詞修飾時,a 要去掉。 Eg: in the past few years . 在過去的幾年中。 Every few hundred meters 每隔幾百米。
(3) a little與a bit修飾形容詞和副詞時,兩者可以互換。 Eg: I am a little tired. = I am a bit tired. 我有一點累。
(4) a little與a bit的不同點:
修飾名詞時:a little + n. = a bit of + n.
表達否定時:not a bit = not at all 一點也不 Not a little = quite a little 許多