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
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。
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