2009年12月5日 星期六

(導致)Word Power: cause

1.導致、產生
arise / bring about / cause / contribute to / give rise to / lead to / result in
e.g. The food shortage in Africa leads to the severe starvation.

2. 由於、因為
result from
e.g. The severe starvation results from the food shortage.

because of / due to / owing to
e.g. Because of the food shortage in Africa, the African suffer from the severe starvation.

3. 由於、幸虧
thanks to
e.g. Thanks to his help, I got a full score.

References:
1. 臺灣鳳山高中施勇廷老師

(多少)Word Power: many/much vs. few/little


1. For countable nouns:
many = a large/great number of = a great/good many
e.g. There are a large number of visitors coming to Taiwan each year.

2. For uncountable nouns
much = a large/great amount of = a good/great deal of
e.g. There is a small amount of population living in this small country.

3. For both of them
a lot of = lots of = plenty of


1. few vs. little
e.g. I only have few apples and little bread.

2. a few vs. a little (some)
e.g. I still have a few apples and a little bread.

3. a small number of vs. a small amount of
e.g. After the typoon struck the village, there were only a small number of houses and a small amount of food left.

References:
1. 臺灣鳳山高中施勇廷老師