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a bit & a little

【例句】

1. Will you please turn down the radio a bit/ a little?

2. John is a bit/ a little taller than his father.

3. I only had a little soup for breakfast.

4. Would you like a bit of chocolate?

【贴士】

a bit和a little都有“一点儿”之意，在句中都可修饰动词、形容词或副词的原级和比较级，但它们也有区别：

★ a little 可直接作定语，修饰不可数名词。如：

There’s a little food left for dinner.

★ a bit不能直接作定语，只有和of搭配，构成a bit of短语，才可修饰不可数名词。如：

There’s a bit of milk in the glass. You can drink it.

【跟踪练习】

从括号中选择适当的短语完成句子。

1. I think it’s ________ (a bit/ a little) noisy in the classroom now.

2. Don’t hurry up! We still have ________ (a bit/ a little) time.

3. Can you get ________ (a bit/ a bit of) bread for me?

4. Yesterday it rained ________ (a bit/ a little) so we didn’t go camping.

Key:

1. a bit/ a little

2. a little

3. a bit of

4. a bit/ a little

just & just now

【例句】

1. I have just seen John.

2. Mary left for school just now.

【贴士】

★ just 作副词，意为“刚好；刚刚”，可用在现在完成时态中。如：

My brother has just told me the good news.

★ just now 意为“刚才”，常与一般过去时态连用，相当于 a moment ago。如：

Did you hear anyone knock at the door just now?

just now 还可意为“此刻”可用于一般现在时。如：

I can’t help you just now. I’m very busy. Please wait for a moment.

【跟踪练习】

请用 just 或 just now 填空， 完成句子。

1. — I have ________ watched the movie. What about you?

— I watched it ________.

2. — How is your study trip?

— It is good ________.

Key:

1. just; just now

2. just now

lonely & alone

【例句】

1. She feels rather lonely in this strange town. 在这个陌生的城镇里，她感到相当孤单。

2. He lives in a lonely village. 他住在一个偏僻的村庄。

3. He is alone at home. 他独自一人在家。

4. Tom was walking alone on the road when I called him. 当我给汤姆打电话的时候，他正独自一人走在路上。

【贴士】

lonely只用作形容词，指人时，意为“孤独的，寂寞的”，带有浓厚的感情色彩，强调心灵上的孤独与寂寞，常在句中作表语，如句1；指物时，意为“荒凉的，偏僻的”，修饰地点名词，只能作定语，如句2。

alone既可用作形容词也可用作副词。作形容词时，意为“单独的，独自的”，表示无人陪伴，只陈述一个事实，不带感情色彩，在句中只作表语，如句3；作副词时，意为“单独地，独自地”，相当于by oneself，如句4。

【跟踪练习】

选用lonely或alone填空。

1. He is ________ , but he doesn’t feel ________ .

2. I can work out this maths problem ________ .

Key:

1. alone; lonely

2. alone

such as & for example

【例句】

1. English is spoken in many countries, such as England, Australia, America and Canada. 许多国家讲英语，例如英国、澳大利亚、美国和加拿大。

2. I have many hobbies, such as singing, dancing and swimming. 我有许多爱好，例如唱歌，跳舞和游泳。

3. Many people here would rather have coffee, John, for example.这里的许多人宁愿喝咖啡，例如约翰。

4. Animals are useful. For example, we can get fresh milk from cows. 动物是有用的。例如，我们能从奶牛身上得到新鲜的牛奶。

【贴士】

such as意为“例如”，用来罗列同类人或物中的几个例子，其后不能加逗号，如句1、2。

for example意为“例如”，一般只列举同类人或物中的一个为例，可作为插入语，且用逗号隔开。可置于句首、句中或句末，如句3、4。

【跟踪练习】

选用such as或for example填空。

1. Jim is very helpful. ________ , he often helps the old cross the street.

2. I have been to many cities, ________ Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou.

Key:

1. For example

2. such as