31　数量词 a few, few, a little, little　Track25

（1）与名词搭配

a few，few后面只能接可数名词复数；而a little，little后面只能接不可数名词。例如：

a few days　few boys

a little water　little money

（2）肯定/否定之别

a few，a little意思是肯定的，相当于some，表示“有一些”。而few，little意思是否定的，表示“很少，几乎没有”。例如：

a. His theory is rather difficult; few people understand it.=...almost no people understand it.　他的理论很深奥，没什么人能够理解。

b. His theory is rather difficult, but a few people understand it.

他的理论很深奥，但却有一些人能够理解。

c. I have little interest in English, so I am very poor at it.

我对英文没什么兴趣，所以学得很不好。

d. I have a little interest in English, so I like learning it.

我对英文有些兴趣，所以我喜欢学。

（3）与only或very搭配

我们只能说：only a little，only a few；而不能说：only few*，only little*。但为了强调否定意义，我们可以说：very few, very little。

His theory is rather difficult and ____ students can understand it.

A. only few

B. only a few

C. only little

D. only a little

正确答案：B