prep 1# 26 there is little that is ...

waterblue01

学习了。。。。

waterblue01

落薇裳 发表于 2013-7-17 19:52
恩，还是这个单复数的解释的比较好

询问，little 为 不可数名词修饰，何来单复数？

Vivian1091

ctkstarcraft 发表于 2010-3-3 10:26
...the generalization that there is little that is significantly different in the underlying mental  ...

我不同意你的说法。 如果说that后面是little的定语从句，那么little作为先行词应该可以这样改写

little is significantly different in the underlying mental process manifested by people from different culture

但是系动词链接的句子主语和表语应该是一样词性的。little在里肯定是名词，different是形容词，所以这个句子不对。

kakadinho

此题还是D和E还是先考虑significant和significantly的区别吧：

significantly different, 显著的不同   由于后面有manifested by people from different cultures, 推断句意应该是 ：来自不同文化的人们所显示的mental processes极少有显著的不同。

而significant differences, 重要的区别。 little of significant differences，极少有重要的区别，言下之意，就是可能有不太重要的区别（而这个区别也可以很显著）。Thus, this structure distorts the meaning of sentense.

然后再考虑，little的用法：

little as a quantifier: little of sth , 首先是一个单数概念（相应verb form用单数），其次这个sth.要么是uncountable noun,要么是一个amount。 例如：

    Little of the existing housing is of good enough quality...

    现有的住房几乎少有质量过关的。

    They claim that little of the $16.5 million dollars in aid sent by the US government has reached them.

    他们声称美国政府提供的1，650万美元资助到他们手上时已所剩无几。

所以，little of significant differences既不是不可数名词，也不是amount, 错误。

shunshunshun

D的little 是pronoun 的用法，如果簡化一下就會變成there is little of generation that is signficantly different ...
如果像E 的little of 後面就應該要用單數

猪小王

ctkstarcraft 发表于 2010-3-3 10:26
...the generalization that there is little that is significantly different in the underlying mental  ...

有一点不同意见：

类比句子: There are three apples on the table. 中文翻译应该强调在桌子上“有”三个苹果。there are是倒装句型，正过来是Three apples are on the table.

选项D的句子正过来是：Little (that is significantly different) is IN the underlying mental processes manifested by people from different cultures. 在来自不同文化背景的人所表现的潜在心理过程中“没有”什么显著地不同。