[误] He made the whole thing clear in three or two words.

[正] He made the whole thing clear in one or two words.

注：虽然英语中的 one or two words 也是虚指，但所用的数字却与中文的不同。又如：三思(think twice)，三心二意(in two minds)，百里挑一(one in a thousand)等。