a little, a few与 a bit (of)都有“一些、少量”的意义。他们的区别在哪里呢?
1. a little意为“一些、少量”,后接不可数名词。如:
There is a little water in the bottle. 瓶子里有一点水。
还可以接形容词。如:
He is a little shy. 他有些害羞。
2. a few意为“一些、少数”,后接复数的可数名词。如:
There are a few people in the room. 房间里有一些人。
3. a bit意为“一点儿”,后接形容词。如:
It's a bit cold. 有点冷。
a bit of后接不可数名词。如:
He has a bit of money. 他有一点儿钱。
4. a little表肯定意义, little表否定意义; a few表肯定意义, few表否定意义。如:
There is a little soda in the glass. 杯子里有一点儿汽水。
There is little soda in the glass. 杯子里几乎没有汽水了。
I have a few Chinese friends. 我有一些中国朋友。
Few people like him. 几乎没有人喜欢他。
5. a little= a bit of,后接不可数名词;
a little= a bit= a little bit= kind of,后接形容词,意为“有点儿”。