Количество и охват (a large number of, a great deal of)
Слова урока · 10
- a large number of /ə ˌlɑːdʒ ˈnʌmbər əv/большое число (исч.)
- a great deal of /ə ˌɡreɪt ˈdiːl əv/много (неисч.)
- the majority of /ðə məˈdʒɒrəti əv/большинство
- a handful of /ə ˈhændfʊl əv/горстка, немногие
- hardly any /ˌhɑːdli ˈeni/почти никакой
- a minority of /ə maɪˈnɒrəti əv/меньшинство
- the number of /ðə ˈnʌmbər əv/число (чего-то)
- a number of /ə ˈnʌmbər əv/ряд, несколько
- the amount of /ði əˈmaʊnt əv/количество (неисч.)
- roughly /ˈrʌfli/примерно
Количество и охват: a large number of, a great deal of, most
Слова количества делятся по тому, с чем сочетаются: исчисляемое (residents, buses) — a large number of, a number of, the number of, a handful of, few; неисчисляемое (traffic, litter, housing) — a great deal of, a large amount of, the amount of, little; оба — most (of), the majority of, plenty of, hardly any, a minority of. Доля (the majority of, roughly two thirds) убедительнее, чем «many».
| сколько | с исчисляемым | с неисчисляемым | с обоими |
|---|---|---|---|
| много | a large number of residents · a great many | a great deal of traffic · a large amount of | plenty of · a lot of |
| большинство | most residents · the majority of residents | most (of the) traffic | most (of) · the majority of |
| несколько | a number of shops · several · a handful of | some · a certain amount of | some |
| мало | few buses · very few | little parking · very little | hardly any · scarcely any |
| меньшинство | a minority of residents | — | a small proportion of |
the number of vs a number of
| оборот | значение | глагол | пример |
|---|---|---|---|
| the number of + мн. | число (как величина) | единственное | The number of buses has fallen. |
| a number of + мн. | несколько, ряд | множественное | A number of shops have closed. |
| the amount of + неисч. | количество | единственное | The amount of litter has doubled. |
Доли и приблизительность
| оборот | пример |
|---|---|
| roughly / about / approximately + доля | Roughly two thirds walk to school. |
| one in three · three out of four | One in three residents has no car. |
| the majority (of) · a minority (of) | The majority of residents want a crossing; a minority own cars. |
| the vast majority · a tiny minority · a handful | Only a handful of people objected. |
Слова количества: полная таблица
| сколько | с исчисляемым (residents) | с неисчисляемым (traffic) | с обоими |
|---|---|---|---|
| много | a large number of, many, numerous | a great deal of, a large amount of, much | a lot of, lots of, plenty of |
| несколько / немного | a number of, several, a few | a certain amount of, a little, a bit of | some |
| мало | few, very few, hardly any | little, very little, hardly any | not much / not many |
| большинство / все | most residents, most of the residents, the majority of, all, almost all | ||
| ни один | none of the residents, no residents | no traffic, none of the money | |
the number of / a number of и глагол
| оборот | значение | глагол | пример |
|---|---|---|---|
| a number of + мн. ч. | несколько, ряд | множественное | A number of residents have complained. |
| the number of + мн. ч. | число, количество | единственное | The number of cars has doubled. |
| the majority of + мн. ч. | большинство | множественное | The majority of people use the bus. |
| a great deal of + неисчисл. | много | единственное | A great deal of money is wasted. |
Ошибки новичков: a big number of → a large number of; a great deal of cars → a large number of cars; the most residents → most residents; most of residents → most residents / most of the residents; The number of cars have → has.
Нюансы
- few (мало, негативно) ≠ a few (несколько, нейтрально); то же little / a little.
- most + существительное без of: most residents; most of + the / my / them: most of the residents.
- hardly any уже отрицательное:
hardly any not; hardly any = almost no. - Числа сильнее слов: «roughly two thirds» убедительнее, чем «a lot of».
push_pinисчисляемое: a large number of, a number of (мн. глагол), the number of (ед. глагол), a handful of, few; неисчисляемое: a great deal of, a large amount of, the amount of, little; оба: most (of), the majority of, a minority of, plenty of, hardly any; доли: roughly two thirds, one in three
Фразы урока · 7
- A large number of residents signed the petition.Большое число жителей подписало петицию.
- There's a great deal of traffic at eight.В восемь очень много транспорта.
- The majority of residents want a crossing, but only a handful of people objected.Большинство жителей хотят переход, но возражали лишь немногие.
- There's hardly any parking, and a minority of residents own cars.Парковки почти нет, а меньшинство жителей владеет машинами.
- The number of buses has fallen, and a number of shops have closed.Число автобусов сократилось, и ряд магазинов закрылся.
- The amount of litter has doubled.Количество мусора удвоилось.
- Roughly two thirds walk to school.Примерно две трети ходят в школу пешком.
lightbulbИсчисляемое — a large number of, a handful of, few; неисчисляемое — a great deal of, the amount of, little; оба — most, the majority of, hardly any. The number of has … / a number of have …
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