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1、如有侵权,请联系网站删除,仅供学习与交流a bit a little a little bit 用法辨析【精品文档】第 4 页a bit; a little; a little bit1) a bit和a little在肯定句中修饰动词、形容词、副词和比较级时可以互换,表示一点儿的意思。例如: The speaker spoke up a bit/a little so as to make himself heard more clearly. 演讲者把嗓门提高了一点儿,以便使别人听得更清楚。 2)a bit和a little在否定句中的意思恰恰相反, not a bit相当于not at
2、all(一点儿都不); not a little相当于very(much)或extremely(很、非常)。例如: She is not a bit tired. (=She is not tired at all.) 她一点都不累。 3)a little可以直接作定语修饰名词, 而a bit则要在后面加of构成短语才能作定语 ,两者都只能修饰不可数名词。例如: There is a little/a bit of food left for lunch. 午饭只能吃剩下的一点食品了。 4) a bit of的另一种形式是bits of, a little则没有这种变体。例如:Besides
3、this, he used part of an old army wireless set, and some bits of wood.除此之外,他还利用了一部分旧的军用无线电发报机的一部分零件和一些木片。 5) 1)a little=a bit=a little bit +形容词;2)a little=a bit of +名词 二、a little / a bit / a little bit / for a bit 用法辨析 1)在肯定句中,a little和a bit意思相同: This box is a bit heavier than the other one. = a lit
4、tle heavier than the other one. 这两句的意思都是:这个箱子比那个箱子重一点。再比如“价格会上涨一点。”可以说:The price would jump a bit. 也可以说:The price would jump a little.“还有点工作要做。”可以说:There is still a bit more work to do.也可以说:There is still a little more work to do. 1)not a bit和not a little 的意思正好相反。not a bit是“一点也不”,等于not at all;not a
5、little/ few的意思是“不是一点点”,和very much;extremely意思相同: Im not a bit tired. (Im not tired at all.) 我一点也不累。 Im not a little tired. (Im much tired.) 我很累了。(不是一点点累,是很累)2)a bit通常修饰表示“令人不快”的形容词,例如sad, silly, cold, hungry, angry, difficult, heavy, expensive等; a little则无论褒贬都可以修饰: The song is a bit sad. 这首歌有点伤感。 Yo
6、u might say Im a bit silly. 你可能会说我有点傻。 Mary is a little older but a little more beautiful than Ann. 玛丽比安年纪更大但是更漂亮。 Everyone seemed a little nervous. 每个人看起来都有点紧张。3)a bit后面不能直接接名词,接名词要用a bit of的结构;a little则可以直接修饰名词:当a little修饰的名词前有the, this, that, 所有格等限定词时,也要用a little of的结构: This will add a little fun
7、 to the game. 如果要用a bit来修饰fun,要用a bit of的结构: This will add a bit of fun to the game. 这可以使这个游戏更有趣一点。 This remind me a little of those old sayings. 这使我想起了那些古老的谚语。4)a bit 和a little不能用来修饰“形容词+名词”的结构。例如,heavy boxes这样的结构,就不能用a bit和a little修饰,不能说a bit heavy boxes;再比如hot weather,我们不可 以说a little hot weather.
8、 a little bit的意思是“一点点”,用法与”a bit”相同: This is a little bit too difficult for me. 这对我来说有点难。 Jack is a little bit selfish. 杰克有点自私。 I speak a little bit of French. 我讲一点法语。 This made me feel a little bit better about myself. 这使我感觉好点了。5)for a bit和for a little意思相同,相当于for a while或for a short time,可互换。 We ta
9、lked for a bit. (We talked for a short time.) 我们谈了一会儿。 Please hang on for a bit. 请等一会儿,不要挂断 练习:用a bit或a little填空。 1. There is _ time left. 2. I would like you to stay for _ if you have time. 3. This will give us a _ of time. 4. He went to sleep soon, for he was not _ tired. 5. I dont want to stop to have a rest, because I am not _ tired. Key:1. a little 2.a bit, a little 3.a bit 4.a little 5.a bit