Lesson 109 A good idea 好主意 New Words and expressions 生词和短语 idea n. 主意
a little 少许（用于不可数名词之前）
teaspoonful n. 一满茶匙
less adj. (little 的比较级)较少的,更小的
a few 几个 (用于可数名词之前) pity n. 遗憾 instead adv. 代替 advice n. 建议，忠告 idea n. 1) 主意 eg. An idea came to me. 我想到个主意. eg. I have an idea: You clean the room and I'll wash the car. 我有个主意,你打扫房间,我来洗车. 2) 意见,见解,想法 eg. What is your idea about it?
关于这件事你的意见任何? eg. I don't like the idea that money is everything. 我不喜欢金钱就是一切的想法. a little 少许(置于不可数名词之前) eg. Will you eat a little cake? 你要不要吃点蛋糕? little 几乎没有,很少的(置于不可数名词之前) eg. I have little time for reading. 我几乎没有时间读书. There is little hope of his recovery. 他复原的希望极为渺茫. a little 与 little a little 表示\少\但是还有一点,即重点放在\有\而little 则表示\有.但是极少\即重点强调\几乎没有\eg. There's a little wine left in the bottle. 瓶子里还剩下一点酒.( 原来以为是空的,但发现还\有\是较为乐观的看法) There's little wine left in the bottle. 瓶子里还剩下多少酒.( 原来以为是更多,但发现\剩下很少\是悲观的看法) only a little 只有一点点 quite a little 相当多的,颇多的
teaspoonful n. 一茶匙的量 teaspoon n. 茶匙 handful n. 一把 a handful of sand 一把沙子 mouthful n. 满嘴 a mouthful of food 满嘴饭
eg. Don't talk with a mouthful of food. 嘴里塞满了饭时,不要讲话. less 1) adj. 较少的,更小的 (little的比较级) eg. I will have less work to do tomorrow. 我明天的工作就更少了. 2) 作不定代词 eg. I know little about it , but he knows even less. 对此我了解甚少,而他知道的更少. 3) adv. 更不(与more 相对) eg. This story is less interesting. 这个故事更没意思. After the exam, he works less hard. 考试以后,他学习更不努力了. a few 几个(通常置于可数名词之前) in a few days 过两三天
few 和 a few few 是\几乎没有\的否定性意见. a few 是\有一些\的肯定性意见. 视说话者的想法而定,不一定根据数的大小,因而到底指何种程度的数量要看文章的前后关系而定. not a few 不少的,相当多的 eg. Not a few people have made that mistake. 不少人犯过这种错误. only a few 仅少数,只有几个.... eg. Only a few men were in the room. 房间中只有几个男性. quite a few (口语中) 相当多的 eg. You will have to wait quite a few weeks. 你必须等上好几个礼拜. pity n. 1) 遗憾 eg. It's a pity that he failed again. 真遗憾他再次失败了. What a pity! 真可惜! 实在可怜! What a pity(that) she cannot come! 他不能来真是遗憾. 2) 怜悯,同情
eg. He felt pity for the jobless man. 他可怜那无业男子. (fell pity) instead adv. 代替 eg. I don't like beer , give me coke instead. 我不喜欢喝啤酒,给我可乐好了. instead of 代替...,而不 eg. I will go to see her instead of you. 要去看的是她而不是你. eg. I have to finish my work instead of going out. 我必须完成工作,不能外出. advice n. 建议,忠告 eg. I asked my teacher for advice on my English. 我请老师对我的英语学习给些建议. Let me give you a piece of advice. 让我给你个忠告. give him a piece of advice 给他忠告 offer him a piece of advice 给他的忠告或建议 take his advice 听他的忠告 refuse one's advice 不听某人的劝告 some advice on... /some advice about .... 有关...的忠告