【问】 a great amount of (amounts of)与a great quantity of (quantities of)有无区别?

【答】 在正式英语里a great amount of (amounts of)后面只能跟不可数名词，而a great quanti-ty of (quantities of)后面除可跟不可数名词之外，还可跟可数名词。这两个结构之后跟不可数名词的例句，分别见amount与quantity。下面补充几个a great quantity of(quantities of)后面跟可数名词的例句：

1. There are only a small quantity of flowers left in the garden.

花园里只剩少量的鲜花了。

2. Use equal quantities of nuts and raisins in the cake. (Thorndike)

蛋糕里放等量的花生和葡萄干。

3. The man died very suddenly from drinking a small amount of rum after eating a largequantity of bananas.

这个人吃了许多香蕉，然后喝了点朗姆酒，突然就死了。