a gre at deal可单独使用,也可以用在形容词或副词的比较级前,表示“大量;许多”;而ag re at dealof只能用在不可数名词前,表示“大量的”。如:
We leamed agreat deal from them.我们从他们那里学到很多东西。He ran a great de al fas ter than I.他跑得比我快多了。He has given me a great deal of help.他给了我很多帮助。
[拓展]英语中有很多短语表示“大量;许多”,根据性质可分为以下三类:
★修饰可数名词的有a good/great many,a large/great number of,scor esof等,谓语动词用复数形式。如:
A great/good many words a nd exp res s ions have com e into the anguage f rom American En glis h.这门语言吸收了美国英语中的许多单词和短语。
The rewere scores of bo xes,all wai ting to be c hec k ed and l oade d.大批的箱子等着检验后装运。★修饰不可数名词的有:a large am o unt of等,谓语动词用单数形式。
如:aHe has spent a arge a mount of money on his new house.
他在新房子上花费了许多钱。
1、You have involved me ina great deal ofextra work.(你害得我添了一大堆额外的工作。)
2、There isa great deal ofpressure on young people to conform.(年轻人被大力要求守规矩。)
3、She found herself on the receiving end ofa great deal ofcriticism.(她发现自己遭到众多的批评。)
4、Canada, and Europe have receiveda great deal ofmedia and even research attention over unusual phenomena and unsolved mysteries.(加拿大和欧洲因为一些不寻常的现象和未解的谜团而受到了大量媒体甚至研究的关注。)
5、They spenta great deal ofmoney.(他们花了大量的钱。)