2017年成人学位英语考试重点短语语法精讲六

1.a large/small/great amount of 一些

【例句】A million dollars is a large amount of money to me.

100万美元对我来说是一笔巨款.

【总结】a large/small/great amount of 后接不可数名词

【拓展】the amount of... 作主语时,谓语动词用单数形式.

The amount of money spent on the bridge was large.

这座桥耗资巨大.

large amounts of... 作主语时,谓语动词要用复数形式

?表示"许多"的短语:

1)修饰可数名词:a great many, many, a good many, a (large, great )number of, (many a )

2)修饰不可数名词: much, a great / good deal of, a great amount of

3)修饰可数或不可数名词a lot of, lots of, plenty of, a large / great quantity of(谓语视名词特性而定),quantities of(谓语用复数)

(1) a great / good many + 名词复数,中间无"of".A great many people have seen the film.

(2) a great / good many + of + the / these / those / one's + 名词复数

A great many of the people have seen the film.

2.a little一点,少许,略微,稍

【例句】After a little he got up and left.

过了一会儿他站起来走了.

【总结】a little用于不可数名词和形容词前.

3.a loaf of一条,一块

【例句】Fanny cut half a loaf of bread with a fine knife.

fanny用一把锋利的刀切了一半面包

4.a piece of一张(片,块,……)

【例句】Would you please give me a piece of paper?

能给我一张纸吗?

【总结】a piece of用在不可数名词前,表示数量

【辨析】a piece of/a loaf of/a bar of

piece 片,面

piece是用来形容比较薄的东西的,纸,切片,面包,piece 一片的意思

loaf棱角不分明的长方体

可以形容面包,"法棍"面包那种的就叫loaf,长条的那种.以loaf来形容这种形状.

bar棱角分明长方体(形)、金条,工具栏(toolbar)...

【拓展】

a bottle of一瓶;

a pound of一磅;

half a pound of半磅;

a quarter of四分之一(1/4);

a tin of一听

5.A rather than B 与其B,不如A

【例句】He is an explorer rather than a sailor. 与其说他是一个海员,不如说他是一个探险者.

【总结】A rather than B意为"是……而不是……;与其……不如……".表示客观事实;它连接的并列成分可以是名词、代词、形容词、介词(短语)、动名词、分句、不定式、动词等.成人英语三级考试