•It came in a little box.它是装在一个小盒子里送来的。

•a little dog/nose/room小狗／鼻子／房间

•A little old man came into the shop.一个小老头走进了商店。

•He gave a little smile.他微微笑了笑。

•It'll only take a little while to clear up the kitchen.用不了多少时间就能把厨房收拾好。

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•When you were little your hair was really curly.你小的时候头发鬈得很厉害。

•She was my little (= younger) sister and I looked after her.她是我妹妹，我负责照顾她。

•Her little boy (= Her young son) isn't well.她的小儿子身体有些不适。

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•That was a nice little suit she was wearing.她穿的那身套装真的很漂亮。

•It's not a bad little restaurant, this, is it?这间餐厅确实不错，是不是？

•He's a nasty little man.他可真是个讨厌的家伙。

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•I had a little problem with my car, but it's been fixed now.我的车有点小毛病，不过现在已经修好了。

•It's often the little things that count the most.常常是一些微不足道的东西发挥的作用最大。

•Can I have a little word (= a short discussion about something not very important) with you?我能和你聊几句吗？

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•"How did you know he was leaving?" "Oh, let's just say a little bird told me."“你怎么知道他要走了？”“噢，反正我知道。”

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•He made little of his ordeal.他对自己的不愉快经历没太在意。

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•There seems little hope of a ceasefire.看来停火的希望很渺茫了。

•They have very little money.他们手头钱很少。

•There's so little choice.可选择的余地太小了。

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•This sauce needs a little salt.这种酱汁需要加点盐。

•With a little training she could do very well.只要稍加训练她就能做得很好。

•Can I give you a little advice?我可以给你提一点建议吗？

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•I could only hear a little of what they were saying.他们说的话我只能听到一点。

•He does as little as possible at work.他上班时能偷懒就偷懒。

•There's not much flour left but you're welcome to the/what little there is.虽然面粉剩得不多了，但你可以随便拿。

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•We did very little on Sunday.星期天我们做的工作很少。

•Very little of what he said made any sense to me.他说的话我几乎一点都不明白。

•Unfortunately, little of the artist's work has survived.不幸的是，画家的作品几乎无一幸存。

•The government has done little or nothing to help the poorest people in this country.政府几乎没有采取任何措施来帮助国内最贫穷的人们。

•The little we do know about the people who lived here suggests they had a very sophisticated society.我们对那些曾经在这里生活过的人们知之甚少，但可以确定的是他们当时的社会已经相当成熟。

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•I was a little bit worried by what she said.她的话让我有点担心。

•We'll wait a little longer and then I'll phone them.我们再稍微等一等，还不来的话我会给他们打电话的。

•There's only a little further to go.再走一会儿就到了。

•I always like to have a little something around 11 o'clock in the morning.我总喜欢在上午11点左右吃点东西。

•I want to buy a little something to give to Val when I visit her in hospital.我去医院看瓦尔的时候想给她买个小礼物。

•Little by little she came to understand why he had behaved the way he did.渐渐地，她明白了他为甚么会那么做。

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•She ate very little at dinner.她晚饭吃得很少。

•a little-known fact鲜为人知的事实

•Little did he know what lay in store for him.他几乎一点也不知道等待他的将会是甚么。