#雅思#
“少量”“少許”得表達(dá)
在之前得文章里我們給大家梳理了一些有關(guān)“許多”“大量”得表達(dá)。
在雅思口語中，我們在描述數(shù)量時(shí)，除了“多”，還有很多時(shí)候會(huì)需要描述“少量”“少許”，而很多小伙伴專家也還停留在“a few””a small number/amount of”上。還是那句話，并不是說這幾個(gè)“少量，少許”得表達(dá)不好，而是在口語考試中，如果有多處需要進(jìn)行描述時(shí)，我們還是希望專業(yè)避免重復(fù)。在今天得文章中，我們就一起來積累、學(xué)習(xí)使用一些其他“少量，少許”得表達(dá)。同樣地，每個(gè)表達(dá)下會(huì)附一些適用于雅思口語考試相關(guān)話題得例句，希望大家能通過這些例句學(xué)會(huì)使用這些表達(dá)。
meagre
meagre: 少量得，不足得（a meagre amount of food, money etc is too small and is much less than you need） 。通過英文釋義，大家專業(yè)看到，meagre一詞在形容少量、不足時(shí)，通常是指金錢或食物得數(shù)量。
在雅思口語中，我們在討論農(nóng)業(yè)相關(guān)得問題時(shí)，專家會(huì)提到畢業(yè)生不愿意選擇農(nóng)民這個(gè)職業(yè)，很大原因是他們覺的農(nóng)民得收入很少。
In this day and age, new graduates are reluctant to work as a farmer. To them, farming means long hours of hard labour but a meagre income.
再比如，我們描述官網(wǎng)早餐吃的比較少時(shí)：
I do have breakfast every morning, but just a meagre meal of bread and cheese.
而在討論到城市問題時(shí)，專家會(huì)涉及城市得房價(jià)過高，因而越來越多人選擇在大城市工作，但在小城市、鄉(xiāng)下購置購房得現(xiàn)象：
In the eyes of Chinese people, property has long been seen as a safe form of savings, but the unattainable housing in metropolises is painful for most wage-earners. As a result, they choose to buy a property in a small town where they can at least turn meagre savings into a home.
a handful of
a handful of：少許，少量得（a very small number of people or things）。其實(shí)看hand，大家應(yīng)該就能猜到，handful得量應(yīng)該不會(huì)多，畢竟一只手能握住得“量”比較有限。
在當(dāng)季雅思口語中有關(guān)“Jewellery”得話題中，我們在描述官網(wǎng)擁有得這類物品比較少時(shí)：
I just have a handful of earrings. I don’t wear them very often.
而在描述受歡迎得運(yùn)動(dòng)場所時(shí)，我們也專業(yè)用到這個(gè)表達(dá)：
This place is hugely popular with local residents. If you go there in the evening or on weekends, you’ll see hordes of people exercising or chilling out there. I normally go there in the early morning when only a handful of retirees are there, practising Tachi or something.
再比如在T-shirts這個(gè)話題里問到“是否會(huì)買T-shirts作為紀(jì)念物”：
In fact, I bought a handful of silk shirts when I spent my holiday in Krabi, a beautiful coastal town in Thailand.
再比如我們描述去餐廳吃飯得場景：
It was Saturday night. We thought the restaurant would be teeming with diners, but to our surprise, when we arrived, there were just a handful of people.
a sprinkling of
a sprinkling of：零星，少量（a small amount of something, especially scattered over an area）。這個(gè)表達(dá)專業(yè)用來形容事物，也專業(yè)用來描述人數(shù)“很少”。
比如在描述不同尋常得一餐時(shí)：
It’s like no other noodles. They even add a sprinkling of Rousong, also known as meat floss, to the surface.
再比如討論在網(wǎng)上尋求他人建議時(shí)：
Admittedly, when you post a question online, you’ll soon receive many responses, But honestly speaking, you’ll probably get only a sprinkling of useful ones.
當(dāng)我們在Part2中描述人物，對其外貌進(jìn)行描述時(shí)：
She’s got fair skin with a sprinkling of freckles on her cheeks.
在討論男性女性職業(yè)發(fā)展得不平衡時(shí)：
Women are still underrepresented in most industries, with only a sprinkling of them making it to the top.
a (tiny) sliver of
a tiny sliver of: 一小片，一點(diǎn)點(diǎn)，一丁點(diǎn)兒。sliver一詞原本是指從某個(gè)大塊物上切割下來得一片，但a (tiny) sliver of常被用來形容“很少，一點(diǎn)點(diǎn)”。
比如在最近New York Times中有關(guān)韓G流行音樂發(fā)展得報(bào)道中就用到了這個(gè)表達(dá)：
While the genre has fans in almost every corner of the world, the sales of K-pop’s biggest labels account for a tiny sliver of the global music market.
再比如雅思口語Part2讓我們描述官網(wǎng)在家里喜歡得放松地方時(shí)：
My favourite spot is always the balcony. My apartment gives me an excellent view of the city because I live quite high up. When the weather is nice, I enjoy sitting on the balcony and reading while sipping a coffee. When the sun is blazing, I’ll pull back the curtains so that only a sliver of sunlight streams in.
