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1.注意下面第一句里用any而不用some，第二句里用any或some都可以：
- I have not got any（不用some）butter.
- If you have got any（或some）butter，will you please lend me a little?
注意下面每组里的第二句的含意：
- Can I have any butter?
CanIhave some butter?(含有“我大约可以有一些”的意思) - Will you lend me any butter?
Will you lend me some butter?(含有“你大约肯借我一些”的意思) - Will you have any butter?
Will you have some butter?(含有“你大约要一些”的意思) - Has he not any friends here?
Has he not some friends here?(含有“他大约有几个”的意思)
注意下面每组里的各句意思不同：
- He is taller than any of his brother.(他比他的任何兄弟都高。)
He is taller than some of his brothers.(他比他的兄弟中的几个[兄弟]高。) - Any boy(任何男孩)will tell you that.
Some boy(某一个男孩)will tell you that.
Some boys(若千男孩)will tell you that.
关于I do not like any of them和I do not like some of them的区别，参见any 2
2.下面各种表达方式都可以说：
- some books, some such books, some of the books, some of thesebooks, some of those books, some of his books
但不可说some of books或some of such books。
3.下面各句里的some作“很好的”、“很大的”等解，原来是美国用法，在英国多少有些口语性质。
- I call that some picture.
- We had some narrow escape.
- That was some war.
- This is some storm.
4.下面各句里的some作somewhat解，原来是美国用法，在英国是俚语。
- She is some better today.
- We must both work some and play some.
- I hope they will help matters some.
- The sea went down some during the night.
5.关于some day和one day的区别，参见day 7
6.关于some one和someone的区别，参见someone 1
7.关于some time，参见sometime(s) 1
8.some reason or other，some way or other，some man or other，some time or other等表达方式里的other改作another也可以，但不及用other普通。
9.some five hours是“五小时左右”，some five or six hours是“五小时或六小时左右”。
