a little / a bit / a little bit / for a bit 用法辨析
7?8 在肯定句中,a little和a bit意思相同:This box is a bit heavier than the other one.
This box is a little 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。
再比如说“价格会上涨一点。”我们可以说: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.
7?8 not a bit和not a little 的意思正好相反。not a bit是“一点也不”的意思,和not at all意思相同;not a little的意思是“不是一点点”,和much意思相同:I’m not a bit tired. (I’m not tired at all.) 我一点也不累。
I’m not a little tired. (I’m much tired.) 我很累了。(不是一点点累,是很累)
7?8 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:The song is a bit sad. 这首歌有点伤感。
You might say I’m a bit silly. 你可能会说我有点傻。
a little则无论褒贬都可以修饰:
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。
7?8 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:This will add a little fun 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。
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 remind me a little of those old sayings. 这使我想起了那些古老的谚语。
7?8 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. 7?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。
7?8 for a bit的意思是 for a short time:We talked 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