【简明语法】3.20 few, little, a few, a little

(a) few¹ + 可数名词, (a) little + 不可数名词
　a few / a little 为肯定含义，还有一点
　few / little　为否定含义，没有多少了。
　He has a few friends.　　　他有几个朋友。
　He has few friends.　　　 他几乎没有朋友。
　We still have a little time. 我们还有点时间。
　There is little time left.几乎没剩下什么时间了。

典型例题:
　 Although² he 's wealthy，he spends___ on clothes.
　 A. little　 B. few　C. a little　 D. a few
　 答案： A. spend所指的是钱，不可数，只能用little或 a little. 本句为although引导的让步状语从句，由句意知后句为否定含义，因此应用little表示几乎不。

固定搭配:
　　only a few (=few)　 not a few (=many)　 quite a few (=many)
　　many a (=many)
　　Many books were sold³.
　　Many a book was⁴ sold.
　　 卖出了许多书。

1 few   

adj.很少的，不多的，少数的；int.少数的

参考例句：

• There are few woods in that area.那个地区几乎没有森林。
• I have a few questions.我有些问题要问你。

2 although   

conj（=though）虽然，即使，纵然，尽管

参考例句：

• Although my car is very old,It'still runs very well.我的汽车虽然很旧，但仍然跑得很快。
• Although he worked hard,he failed in the exam.虽然他很努力，但他考试没有及格。

3 sold   

v.动词sell的过去式、过去分词

参考例句：

• John's house was sold to a Frenchman.约翰的房子卖给了一个法国人。
• This kind of books is sold by all booksellers.所有的书商都出售这种书。

4 was   

v.(is,am的过去式)是，在

参考例句：

• He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
• He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。