I.相同之处
1.a bit与a little都可作程度副词,表示"稍微、一点儿"的意思,修饰动词、形容词、比较级等,二者可以互换。例如:
Will you please turn down the radio a bit/a little?(动词)请你把收音机声音关小一点好吗?
She's a bit/a little afraid of the teacher.(形容词)她有点怕老师。
Her mother feels a bit/a little better today.(比较级)她母亲今天感觉好一些。
2.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。例如:
Let's rest for a bit/a little.让我们休息一下。
II.不同之处
1.a little可以直接修饰不可数名词,而a bit修饰不可数名词时,只能用a bit of。例如:
Tom has a little money./Tom has a bit of money.汤姆有一点钱。
但是,当a little修饰的名词前有this,that,所有格等限定词时,也要用a little of结构。例如:
I want to drink a little of that drink.我想喝点那种饮料。
2.a bit和a little与not连用时,意思大相径庭。not a bit=not at all,意为"一点也不";not a little=very much,意为"十分"、"相当"、"极其"。例如:
He is not a bit tired.他一点不累。
He is not a little tired.他很累。
小明:听了你的讲解,这下我心里有数了,我想以后不会再分不清这"貌合神离"的两兄弟了。Thank you,Miss Gao。
Miss Gao:My pleasure.为了巩固一下今天所学的内容,你还是做一做下面的练习吧:
练习:用a bit或a little填空。
1.There is _________ time left.
2.I whould 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 don't want to stop to have a rest,because I am not _________ tired.
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