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问题: 英语选择

There are two buildings in the beach,of which the smaller serves as a hotel.It will take us___ten minutes to get there.
A less than
B fewer than
答案是A,可minute不是可数的吗?

解答:

在英语中,我们把时间,金钱,长度,高度,距离等通通视为“量”,当作不可数。本句中,虽然ten minutes是复数形式,但它表示的是距离,因此只能用less来修饰。