冊 3 · 易錯點專治 · Lesson 17
可數／不可數與量詞
Countability & Quantifiers
advice、information、feedback 等不可數；量詞選對才像 C1。
對比
| 較不自然／易錯 | 更自然的美式 | 說明 |
|---|---|---|
| an advice / many informations | a piece of advice / a lot of information | 不可數 |
| less cars（正式偏好） | fewer cars；less traffic | 可數用 fewer；不可數 less（口語常混） |
| a news | a news story / some news | news 不可數 |
| furnitures are… | The furniture is… | furniture 不可數 |
規則／用法
- 不可數高頻：advice, information, feedback, furniture, equipment, luggage, research, progress, homework。
- 量詞：a piece of advice, two pieces of furniture, a bit of feedback, an item of equipment。
- some/any/much/many/a lot of/plenty of——肯定句美式超常用 a lot of。
- 職場：*feedback* 當不可數集合；要具體可說 *two comments / a couple of notes*。
現代例句
- 房產
I need a bit more clarity on closing-cost credits.
成交費折讓我還需要更清楚。
- 投資
Thanks for the feedback—I left two notes on the T-12.
謝謝回饋；我在 T-12 上留了兩點。
- 生活
There isn't much daylight in the guest room.
客房採光不多。
- 投資
We've made solid progress, but market research is still thin.
有進度，但市場研究仍薄。
- 生活
How much luggage are you bringing for the house-hunt trip?
看房行程你要帶多少行李？
- 房產
Fewer contingencies would make this cleaner—except inspection.
附帶條件越少越乾淨——驗屋除外。
跟讀短文
約 87 words · TTS（瀏覽器語音）
I need a bit more clarity on the fee structure before I wire earnest money. Thanks for the feedback on the remodel plan—I left a couple of notes in the margin. There isn't much daylight in that first-floor unit, which will hurt rental demand. We've made solid progress on permits, but research on setbacks is still thin. Fewer contingencies would make this contract cleaner, though I won't waive inspection. Countability mistakes make me sound less credible when I discuss feedback, furniture allowances, or research gaps.
匯出誠意金前，費用結構我還需要更清楚。謝謝你對翻修計畫的回饋；我在頁邊留了兩點。一樓那戶採光不多，會傷出租需求。執照有進度，但退縮線研究仍薄。附帶條件越少契約越乾淨，不過驗屋我絕不放棄。可數錯誤會讓我談回饋、家具預留或研究缺口時顯得不夠可信。
慣用語包
a bit of / a little
一點點（不可數）
中性
a couple of
一兩個
口語／中性
thin（資訊／研究）
不足、薄弱
職場
cleaner（交易）
條件更乾淨、少糾結
職場
迷你練習
- 改錯：She gave me many useful advices.
- 選：less / fewer —— ___ open items on the list.
- 用 feedback 造一句會議後訊息。