看这两道题

Question

1.Tom has collected ___Chinese stamps since 1993.
A.two hundred and fifty-five
B.two hundreds and fifty five
为什么选B啊？
2.There is quite a lot of snow every ___,but in the south of England,there is usually___.
A. a little B.little
答案选A为什么不选B呢？
第一个是选A

Answer 1

两百(two hundteds)是复数嘛,当然要加s了

a little修饰不可数名词,表示一些；一点
some but not much
· A little more sugar, please.
请多放点儿糖。
· Will you have a little cake?
你吃一点蛋糕吧？
· Please give a little money.
请给一点儿钱吧。
· She said she spoke a little English.
她说她会讲一点英语
· There is a little wine in the bottle.
瓶子里有一些酒。
· I feel a little cold.
我觉得有一点儿冷。

little是否定词,表示几乎没有
a. 1.小的 2.几乎没有的 adv.几乎没有，毫不
n. 几乎没有，微少 adj. 少的 少许；少量；一点 n. 稍微；有点

Answer 2

1.中间有连字符的，不能只连数字，肯定要在连个名词的，比如：fifty-five-day holiday,seven-storey building
2.a little=some,但程度更小，这里与quite a lot 相对