人教版初中英语知识点：八年级英语下册重要知识点

(1)maybe是副词，译为“也许、可能”，相当于“perhaps”。如：Maybe he can answer the question. 也许他能回答那个问题。 He maybe is from the USA, too. 他可能也来自美国。 (2)may be中的may为情态动词，译为“可能是......”。如： He may be from the USA, too. 他可能也来自美国。 She may be our English teacher. 她可能是我们的英语老师。 4. few、a few、little、a little的区别和联系： (1)few / a few用来修饰可数名词，few表示否定意义，没有，几乎没有;a few表示肯定意义， 有几个。 例如： He has few friends here, he feels lonely. 他这里没朋友，他感觉寂寞。 There are a few eggs in the basket. 篮子里有几个鸡蛋。 (2)little / a little用来修饰不可数名词，little表示否定意义，没有，几乎没有; a little 表示肯定意义，有一点儿。 There is little ink in my bottle. Can you give me a little ink?我的瓶子里没有墨水了，你能给我点儿墨水吗? 5. not…until 直到…(否定句) 才......，动词为短暂性或瞬间性动词。 She didn’t leave until we came. He went shopping after he got up. =He didn’t go shopping until /before he got up. ...until/till 直到......(肯定句)动词为延续性动词 We stayed here till/until 12 o’clock.