We have a little bull session after work.

下班后，我们要开一个小的讨论会。

This little bed will do for our youngest daughter.

这张小床我们最小的女儿睡能行。

She is too little to ride a bicycle.

她太小了，不能骑脚踏车。

She walked away and her little heart was broken.

她走开了但是她幼小的心却受伤了。

She stayed here only a little while.

她在这里只停留了很短的时间。

The merest little thing makes him nervous.

最微不足道的小事也会使他紧张。

There was little change in their daily lives.

他们的日常生活几乎没有变化。

She shows little appreciation of good music.

她对于好音乐几乎没有欣赏能力。

He is little known as an artist.

他是个不出名的艺术家。

Besides, I knew little about it.

再说，我对赛艇运动也了解得很少。

little does he care whether we live or die.

他一点也不管我们是死是活。

I go there very little now.

我现在难得去那儿。

The little that I have seen of his work is satisfactory.

他的工作就我所见的那一小部分而言是令人满意的。

little is known about the effect of life-long drinking.

人们关于终生饮酒的效果却知道的很少。

a little house

小房子

a little group of tourists

一小批游客

a little old lady

一位小老太太

the classic little black dress

经典式样的黑色小连衣裙

'u2018Which do you want? 'u2019 'u2018I'll take the little one. 'u2019

“你要哪一个？”“我要那个小的。”

She gave a little laugh.

她笑了一笑。

I had little money and little free time...

我没什么钱，也没多少空闲时间。

I find that I need very little sleep these days...

我发现最近我只需要睡很少时间。

On their way back to Marseille they spoke very little...

返回马赛的路上，他们没怎么说话。

Only Africa is at present little affected by hard drugs.

目前只有非洲没怎么受到硬毒品的影响。

Mrs Caan needs a little help getting her groceries home...

卡安太太需要有人帮把手将食品杂货拿回家。

A little food would do us all some good...

吃点东西，对我们大家都会有好处。

He walked a little by himself in the garden.

他一个人在花园里散了一会儿步。

He complained a little of a nagging pain between his shoulder blades...

他有几句提到说肩胛骨之间一直在疼。

He was a little bit afraid of his father's reaction...

他有点害怕父亲的反应。

In the beginning he had felt well, but little by little he was becoming weaker...

一开始他感觉很好，但慢慢地就变虚弱了。

I would have to learn, little by little, to exist alone.

我得慢慢学会独自生活。

We sat around a little table, eating and drinking wine.

我们围坐在一张小桌旁吃吃喝喝。

...the little group of art students.

那一小群艺术专业的学生

She's got the nicest little house not far from the library.

她有一幢非常漂亮的小房子，就在离图书馆不远处。

...a little old lady...

身材娇小的老太太

I have a little boy of 8...

我有一个8岁的小男孩。

When I was little I was very hyperactive.

我小时候异常好动。

Whenever Daniel's little sister was asked to do something she always had a naughty reply.

每次让丹尼尔的妹妹做什么事，她总是要淘气地回嘴。

Just go down the road a little way, turn left, and cross the bridge...

沿这条路走一小段，向左转，然后过桥。

Why don't we just wait a little while and see what happens...

为什么不再等一下看看事态的发展。

I had a little laugh to myself...

我自顾自地笑了一下。

She stood up quickly, giving a little cry of astonishment...

她迅速站了起来，惊叫了一声。

...irritating little habits...

烦人的小毛病

Harry found himself getting angry over little things that had never bothered him before.

哈里发现自己会因为小事而生气，而以前他从不会在意这些事情。

用作定语～+ n.

1. The little boy is playing the terrible game.
   那小男孩正在玩可怕的游戏。
2. What a pretty little house it is!
   多么小巧玲珑的房子啊!
3. A few little things apart,I am very pleased with the result.
   撇开一些小事不谈,我对这个结果很满意。
4. We mustn't be complacent over our little achievements.
   我们不应该为一点小成绩而满足。
5. There is little gasoline left in the tank.
   油箱里没有多少汽油了。
6. She stayed here only a little while.
   她在这里只停留了很短的时间。

用作表语S+be+～

1. She was beautiful when she was little.
   她小时候很漂亮。

1. I have little time for reading.
   我几乎没有时间看书。
2. I have spent a lot of money,I have very little left.
   我花掉大部分的钱,剩下的钱已不多了。
3. Nearly all the wine had been drunk, but we finished the little that was left.
   酒差不多喝光了,不过我们还是把余下的那点干了。

1. John is little known as a professor.
   约翰是个不出名的教授。
2. His father left little more than two hours ago.
   他父亲离开这里已经有两个多小时了。
3. little does he know what trouble he's in.
   他对自己所处何种地步茫无所知。
4. I go there very little.
   我很少去那里。

in little

小规模地on a small scale

after〔for〕 a little

经过很短的距离〔时间〕after〔for〕 a short distance or time

little and little

一点一点地;逐渐地making progress slowly;gradually

little or nothing

几乎无,简直没有hardly anything

make little of

不明白,看不懂understand or read hardly anything

～+名词

• little%20bird%E3%80%94boy%2C%20cottage%2C%20garden%E3%80%95">little bird〔boy, cottage, garden〕小鸟〔男孩,村舍,花园〕
• little%20month">a little month短短的一个月
• little%20money">little money小钱

～+介词

• little%20of%20nothing">little of nothing几乎没有(东西),简直没有(东西)

～+介词

• little%20of%20the%20music">little of the music音乐的少部分

动词+～

• little">know little几乎茫无所知
• little%20of">make little of不重视,对…难了解
• little%20of%20life">see little of life未见世面
• little%20of%20sb">see very little of sb很少看见某人
• little">sleep very little睡得很少
• little%20of%20oneself">think little of oneself看不起自己

• Green taffeta, lined with a little bit of white quilted satin.

  出自：L. Sterne

• Depend on me to pick up the least little bit of a hint.

  出自：J. Conrad

• A big cake and two little ones on Miss Maudie's kitchen table.

  出自：Harper Lee

• They had been talking..of getting a little cottage.

  出自：A. N. Wilson

• I think we might have a little drink.

  出自：W. Trevor

• It's a little bitty thing but it shoots real bullets.

  出自：D. DeLillo

搬家

A：You should save (some/ a lot/ alittle bit of) money on parking here.
你把车停在这里可以省（一些/很多/一点）钱了。

B：Yeah.
是呀。

感恩节

A：I will be home for Thanksgiving so save alittle turkey for me.
我会回家过感恩节，所以请留点儿火鸡给我。

B：Save the dark meat for me.
为我留份儿鸡腿。

生日快乐

A：Happy birthday, Alice, here is alittle something for you.
生日快乐，这是一点小礼物。

B：Thank you very much, David. It’s an excellent birthday gift.
非常谢谢你，大卫。这件礼物真棒！