五、不定代词little/few/many/much
1. little和much用来修饰不可数名词,few和many用来修饰可数名词。
But the manager pay little attention to me.但是经理很少注意我。
We haven't much milk.我们的牛奶不多了。
He spoke so fast that few of us could catch what he said.他说话太快,我们没有几个能听清楚他在说什么。
How many of you will come to the dinner?你们共有几位客人就餐？
2. many a后面可以接单数名词,表示“许多”。
I've borrowed many a book from the library.我已从图书馆借了许多书。
Many a young man went to the cinema.许多年轻人都去看电影了。
I have seen him many a time.我已多次见到过他。
3. little和few表示否定,a little和a few表示肯定。
Little remains to be done.
没有什么可做的了。
A little remains to be done.
还有一点要做。
There are few people in the room.
房间里没有几个人。(虽有但少)
There are a few people in the room.
房间里有几个人。(虽少但有)
六、不定代词no one/none/every one/everyone
1. no one只用于指人,而none既可用于指人,也可指物。
What if no one likes me?要是没有人喜欢我怎么办呢?
There were none for him to read.没有人为他朗读。
None of the word-processing machines on display here are imported.这里展出的文字处理机没有一台是进口的。
2. 如果说“若干人或物之中一个也不”,要用none,谓语可以用复数,也可以用单数。
None of us are/is perfect.我们谁也不是完人。
None of the money is mine.这笔钱没有一点是我的。
3. every one意思是每个人或物,用于特指；everyone意思是“每个人”,用于泛指。
She expects every one to work harder.她期望每个人都更加努力地工作。
I like every one of the books.我喜欢这些书中的每一本。
Everyone had a good time.每个人都玩得很高兴。
七、不定代词的部分否定与全部否定
当all,both,each和every等表示整体意义的代词与否定词连用时,一般只表示部分否定。如表示全部否定,应该用none,no one,neither,nobody,nothing等。
All of us are not fond of sports.我们不是所有的人都喜欢运动。
I don't like both of them.他们俩我不都喜欢。
Everyone is not present.并非每个人都来了。
Everything is not settled.并非事事都解决了。
None of us are fond of sports.我们都不喜欢运动。
Is it true that nobody loves a fat woman?没有人喜欢胖女人,是真的吗？
I know nothing about the accident.对那次事故我什么也不知道。
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