(一)、数量限定词:表示一些的词有:a few, few; a little ,little。
这四个词均可以表示一些,但是 a few 和 few用于可数名词,表示一些:
例如:
a few cakes, a few trees, few apples, few oranges.
a little 和 little则修饰不可数名词:
a little water, a little paper.
a few 和 few在用法时,a few和a little 用于肯定句,表示:还有一些;few和 little用于否定句,表示虽然有,但不多。
例如:
His story is very old-fashioned, few people are interesting.
他的故事很老套,很少有人感兴趣。
His story is very old-fashioned, a few people are interesting.
他的故事很老套,有一些人感兴趣。
alittle 和little也有类似的用法:
I have little interest in basketball,so I don't like play it.
我对篮球不太很感兴趣,所以不太喜欢玩它。
I have a little interst in basketball, so I like play it.
我对篮球感兴趣,因此我喜欢玩它。
(二)、数量限定词: some 和 any
的用法, 这两者均表示一些且均可以放在不可数名词或可数名词的复数之前:
some用于肯定:
There has some trees in the street, if we want to escape the sun, we should go to shadow.
街上有一些树,如果我们想要远离太阳的话,那就应该去树荫处。
any用于否定句:
I don't have any friend here.
我在这儿没有朋友。