核心问题
The home improvements have taken what little there is ____ my spare time. A. from B. in C. of D. at (全国高考,01-27)
答案为 C。但是, little 是个形容词怎么能与 what 连用呢?
词典解答
little 除了用作形容词(或称限定词)之外,还可用作不定代词,如同 few, many 一样。用作不定代词的 little 其前可以使用 the, what 等,也可以接受 of 短语的修饰,如上题的 what little of my spare time。类例:
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I understand little of what he said. 他说的话我几乎听不懂。
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We did what little we could to help them. 我们尽仅有的一点点儿力量来帮助他们。关于 what 的含义以及全句的含义,见 what (参见 splitting )。