3.20 few, little, a few, a little

(a) few + 可数名词, (a) little + 不可数名词

a few / a little 为肯定含义，还有一点

few / little为否定含义，没有多少了。例如：

He has a few friends.他有几个朋友。

He has few friends. 他几乎没有朋友。

We still have a little time. 我们还有点时间。

There is little time left. 几乎没剩下什么时间了。

固定搭配：only a few (=few) not a few (=many) quite a few (=many) many a (=many)。例如：

Many books were sold.

Many a book was sold. 卖出了许多书。

典型例题:

Although he ’s wealthy，he spends___ on clothes.

A. little B. fewC. a little D. a few

答案： A. spend所指的是钱，不可数，只能用little或 a little. 本句为although引导的让步状语从句，由句意知后句为否定含义，因此应用little表示几乎不。