她对自己的经历几乎只字不提。

* a little 'a small amount', 'some' （与不可数名词连用）少量的，一些

a little milk/sugar/tea

少许牛奶/糖/茶

Could you give me a little milk?

给我一些牛奶好吗？

Pour a little of the gravy over the chicken.

在鸡肉上浇一点肉汁。

I've only read a little of the book so far.

这本书我才读了一小部分。

After a little (= a short time) he got up and left.

过了一会儿他站起来走了。

* little by little 缓慢地；逐渐地；一点一点地

Little by little, he got better.他慢慢地好转了。

> I've seen most of his movies. _____ ___

____ are as good as his first one.他的电影多数我都看过。只有少数几部能与他的第一部媲美。

> ____ people understand the difference.

很少有人了解这个差别。

> ______ ___ ____ people are going to arrive early.相当多的人打算早到。

> These shoes are ___ _____ (bit) too big for me.我穿这双鞋太大了一点。

> His English is improving _______ ___ _____.他的英语正在逐步提高。

> He ate ______, and drank less. 他没吃什么东西，更没喝什么。

> ___ _____ food would do us all some good.吃点东西，对我们大家都会有好处。

【检测反馈】

　I. 用所给动词的适当形式填空

1. The boy needs _____(sweep) the floor after school.

2. My mother wants me ____(take) out the rubbish when I go to school.

3. Could you please ____(fold) your clothes after dinner, Mary?

4. When he finished _____(read) the book, his eyes were already full of tears.

II. 根据提示翻译句子

5. 请你洗餐具好吗？（could，please）

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6. 对你来说，两个小时足够了。（enough）

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7. 如果你不倒垃圾，妈妈会生气的。(will, angry)

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