1. 我們必須盡可能生產更多優良的絲布。
ˇ We must produce as much fine silk cloth as possible.
χ We must produce as many fine silk cloths as possible.
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註：many 用於可數名詞前面，much 用於不可數名詞前面。cloth 作「布料」解，是不可數名詞，沒有複數；作「一塊布」、「桌布」解，才是可數名詞，複數是 cloths。
2. 抱歉，我法語懂得不多。
ˇ I am sorry I know so little French ( = very little French).
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χ I am sorry I know a little French.
註：a little 作「有一些」解。例如：
I have a little money with me. It might be enough for a pair of shoes.
（我身邊帶著一點錢，也許夠買一雙鞋子了。）
little 是「很少」、「幾乎沒有」之意。如果說 I am glad I know a little French.
（幸好我懂一點法文。）則合乎情理。
3. 她台北的朋友很少。
ˇ She has few friends in Taipei.
χ She has a few friends in Taipei.
註：a few 與 few 的區別和 a little 與little 的區別類似，參上例。錯句中的 a few，應作「不少」、「有一些」解。
4. 他們幾乎沒有時間做完工作。
ˇ They have little time to finish their work.
χ They have few time to finish their work.
註：few 和 a few 用在可數名詞前面；little 和 a little 用在不可數名詞前面。
5. 我們必須盡可能少犯錯誤。
ˇ We must make as few errors as possible.
χ We must make as fewer errors as possible.
註：在連接詞 as ... as 和 so ... as 間，只可用形容詞或副詞的原級。例如：
He is as hardworking as his sister.
We must work as hard as possible.
You do not study so well as the others.
Exercises
A. 那邊人很少。
There are __________ people there.
1. a little
2. little
3. a few
4. few
B. 他們幾乎沒有時間把工作做完。
They have __________ time to finish their work.
1. a little
2. little
3. a few
4. few
Answers:
A. 4
B. 2
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蘇正隆 — 台灣翻譯學學會前理事長、師大翻譯研究所兼任副教授; 編著《走讀自然.花言樹語》，《英語的對與錯》，《世紀病毒：必讀防疫英文知識與詞彙》...等。國家教育研究院中英雙語詞彙審議委員；研究領域為翻譯、術語及詞典編譯，從事植物與人文導覽數十年，亦曾應邀遠赴國外大學做植物人文導覽。
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