3.20 few, little, a few, a little

(a) few + 可數(shù)名詞, (a) little + 不可數(shù)名詞

a few / a little 為肯定含義，還有一點(diǎn)

few / little為否定含義，沒有多少了。例如：

He has a few friends.他有幾個(gè)朋友。

He has few friends. 他幾乎沒有朋友。

We still have a little time. 我們還有點(diǎn)時(shí)間。

There is little time left. 幾乎沒剩下什么時(shí)間了。

固定搭配：only a few (=few) not a few (=many) quite a few (=many) many a (=many)。例如：

Many books were sold.

Many a book was sold. 賣出了許多書。

典型例題:

Although he ’s wealthy，he spends___ on clothes.

A. little B. fewC. a little D. a few

答案： A. spend所指的是錢，不可數(shù)，只能用little或 a little. 本句為although引導(dǎo)的讓步狀語(yǔ)從句，由句意知后句為否定含義，因此應(yīng)用little表示幾乎不。