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1. Quite a few of the students were late.
不少学生迟到了。
在医院
A:What seems to be the trouble, Mr. Brown?
布朗先生,哪儿不舒服?
B:I’m in pretty bad shape, Dr. Ford.
我的情况很糟,福特大夫。
A:Oh, in what way?
噢,有什么症状?
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B:No appetite, always on edge, and I can’t sleep well.
没有胃口,总是很紧张,觉也睡不好。
A:Did you lose any weight?
体重下降了没有?
B:Yes, I have lost quite a few pounds since last month.
降了。上个月以来,我已经轻了好几磅。
A:When was the last time you had a check-up?
上次体检是什么时候?
B:About two month ago.
大约两个月以前。
A:Let me take your blood pressure. You look anemic.Well, Mr. Broun, I’m happy to say it’s nothing serious. You’re just a little run-down from overwork.
我给你量一量血压。你好像贫血。好了,布朗先生,没有什么大问题。你就是工作太劳累了。
B:What am I supposed to do?
那我该怎么办呢?
A:I think all you need is just a vacation. Try to get outdoors more and be sure to get more rest.
我看你只要休一次假就行了。多到户外活动,一定要多休息。
B:Thank you, doctor. I’ll do as you say.
谢谢你,大夫。我会照你说的去做的。
1. 相当少:为什么相当多(quite a lot)和相当少(quite a few)意思一样?(实际上quite a lot和quite a few都是相当多的意思. )为什么天气可以热的像地狱也可以冷得像地狱?(as hell字面意思像地狱一样,指非常)你不得不对这种精神病一样的语言表示惊奇,
2. 相当多,不少:put up with忍受,容忍(讨厌的人) | quite a few相当多,不少 | rather than宁愿......(而不不是......(而是)
3. 还不少,有相当数目的:few 有些,几个 | quite a few 还不少,有相当数目的 | little 一点,稍,一些,少许
4. 不少,相当多:a few 有些,几个 | quite a few 不少,相当多 | a little 一点,一些