Odie的英语课 874 Grammar | Demonstratives and Determiners 5

much，many，a lot of / lots of很多，许多，大量much + 不可数名词many + 复数可数名词a lot of 和 lots of + 可数名词/不可数名词I don't have much money. 我没有多少钱。She doesn't have many friends. 她没有很多朋友。She has a lot of money / friends. 她有很多钱/朋友。肯定句正式的语境中，使用 much 和 many；日常（非正式、随意）语境中，使用 a lot of 或 lots of。我去购物，花了很多钱。I went shopping and spent a lot of money. 不说 I went shopping and spent much money.He had heard many stories about Yanto.他听说了很多关于Yanto的故事。否定句三个都可以用。I don't have much / a lot of money.I don't have much / a lot of time.She doesn't have many / a lot of friends.疑问句正式的语境，使用 much；日常（非正式、随意）使用 many，a lot of 或 lots of。Does he have many / a lot of friends?他有很多朋友吗？Is there much unemployment in that area?那个地区失业率高吗？（unemployment 失业，失业人口，失业率）总之，日常口语、非正式情景，使用 a lot of 和 lots of 不太会出问题，两者几乎一样（lots of 比 a lot of 更随意一些）。