Пока я пью кофеA few, a little, too, enough
Как сказать «немного», «слишком» и «достаточно».
A few и a little
a few + исчисляемые: a few cents, a few minutes. a little + неисчисляемые: a little milk, a little food. Без a — few, little — значит «мало, почти нет», с оттенком недовольства.
Too much и too many
«Слишком много»: too many choices (их можно посчитать), too much food (нельзя).
Too + прилагательное
This coffee is too hot. I can’t drink it. Too — всегда «больше, чем нужно», это проблема.
Enough
Перед существительным: enough bread, enough time. После прилагательного: old enough, warm enough. Отрицание: We don’t have enough bread.
Plenty of
«Много, с запасом» — и с исчисляемыми, и с неисчисляемыми: plenty of land, plenty of time.
| исчисляемые | неисчисляемые | |
|---|---|---|
| немного | a few kinds | a little cheese |
| слишком много | too many people | too much food |
| достаточно | enough eggs | enough bread |
There are too many choices.их можно посчитать
A meal is often enough for two people.enough for
a bigger pack costs only a few cents morea few + cents
Запомни: Enough любит прилагательные спереди: old enough, warm enough. А существительные — сзади: enough time.
Practice
1. There are ___ people here. Let’s go to another shop.
2. Can I have ___ milk in my coffee?
3. We have ___ eggs, about three or four.
4. This coffee is ___ hot. I can’t drink it.
5. We don’t have ___ bread for breakfast. Let’s buy more.
6. Is he old ___ to drive a car?
7. There is ___ salt in this soup. It’s terrible.
8. I only need ___ minutes, then I’m ready.