235 – Small vs Little

1. “Little”可以用作量词，表示某物的数量，而“small”表示尺寸大小。

- I was not that hungry. So, I just ate a little.

我不太饿。所以只吃了一点。

- Could you tell me a little （bit） about yourself?

你能告诉我一点关于你自己吗？

- I can only speak a little Japanese.

我只能说一点点日文。

- He is such a cute little boy.

他真是个可爱的小男孩。

- The airplane seats are only fit for small adults.

飞机座椅只适合小一点的成人做。

- Cell phones are now smaller than they were first invented.

现在的手机比当时刚发明的时候小多了。

- I gained some weight. So this dress is too small for me now.

我长了一些体重。所以这条裙子现在对我来说太小了。

- He looks quite small for his age.

相对于他的年龄来说，他长得比较小。

2. “Small” 可以用来作比较，”Little”不可做比较

- I prefer smaller phones to bigger ones.

我喜欢小一点的手机多过比较大的。

- Hummingbird is the smallest bird in the world.

蜂鸟是世界上最小的鸟。

3. 特例

- I made some small variations to your proposal.

我对你的提案做了些许更改。

- I changed your proposal a little bit.

我把你的提案改了一点。

Exercise

1. She brought her (    ) teddy bear to school.

2. This pair of shoes is too (   ) for me.

3. Compared with elephants, all other animals seem to be quite (   ).

4. He is so weak that he could only drink a (    ) amount of water at a time.

5. I had a (   ) bit of ice cream.