「few」和「a few」、「little」和「a little」到底誰多誰少？

「few」和「a few」、「little」和「a little」到底誰比較多、誰比較少，你都搞清楚了嗎❓下面這一題考考大家：

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選好答案了嗎？

答案就是➡➡➡➡（B）Few 很少

上面例句的中文為：很少有人注意到瑪莉的心情，他們都以為她只是有些疲倦。而選項當中只有few和little為表達否定語意的「很少」，這時候就要判斷後面名詞為可數名詞，故要選few。

如果你還有點分不清楚「few」和「a few」、「little」和「a little」到底差在哪？可以看這個小表：

🔰 few 和 little 皆表示「很少」，帶有否定語氣。

Mary said few words at the dinner party because she didn't like the conversation topics.

瑪莉在晚餐派對上沒講幾句話，因為她不喜歡那些話題。

Sloane has few friends because she likes being alone.

Sloane 沒幾個朋友，因為她喜歡獨處。

Evelyn has little patience for people who don't pay attention.

伊芙琳對不專心的人沒什麼耐性。

🔰 a few 和 a little 皆表示「一些」，與 some 相似，帶有肯定語氣。

Alice said a few words of thanks to everyone who had helped her win the award.

艾莉絲對每個幫助她獲得獎項的人講了幾句感謝的話。

You may eat a few cookies after you finish dinner.

吃晚飯後你可以吃一些餅乾。

I'd like a little time to rest before we continue the hike.

我想要休息一下再繼續健行。

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