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1.many, much, (a) few, (a) little
a. many, (a) few 只用于可数名词前,much, (a) little 只用于不可数名词前,如:
many (a few, few) books
much (a little, little) water
b. many 和much 主要用在否定句和疑问句中,但它们前面加too 或so时就多用在肯定句中,如:
We didn't spend much money.
How many books do you have?
You made too (so) many mistakes.
c. a few (= several) 和a little (= some) 含肯定意义;
few (= not many) 和little (= not much)含否定意义。
2.英语中有不少由"a (two, three, …) + 单位词 + of "构成的短语,用来表示:
a. 数量,如:
a piece (bit) of paper (news)
plenty (a lot, lots) of students (furniture)
a great (good) deal of money
a large (small) amount (quantity) of money
a great (large, good) number of boys
b. 容积、重量,如:
a bag of rice a bottle of wine
a bowl of soup a kilogram of sugar
two spoonfuls of salt
c. 形状,如:
a ball of string a bar of chocolate
a cake of soap a slice of bread (meat)
two heads of cattle
d. 成双成群,如:
a pair of shoes a couple of people
a flock of birds a swarm of bees
a gang of thieves
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