摘要：一边要做一份费神费力的工作一边又要照顾一两个孩子，这根本无法同时兼顾。《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》
你知道汉语的“一两个……”用英语如何表示吗?
方法一:用a(an)... or two 表示。如:
The sofa will serve as a bed for a night or two.
沙发可以当床凑合一两夜。
It is best to take things easy for a week or two.
最好放松一两周。
The skirts were shortened an inch or two.
这些裙子被改短了一两英寸。
He screwed up his first three efforts after only a line or two.
前3次他只写了一两行就把纸揉成了一团。
May I borrow it for a day or two?
这个我可以借用一两天吗？
I'd like to use the computer for an hour or two.
我想用一两个小时的电脑。
I can give him a pointer or two.
我可以给他出一两个点子。
She'll come over in a week or two. 她过一两个星期就来。
Trying to continue with a demanding career and manage a child or two is an impossible juggling act.
一边要做一份费神费力的工作一边又要照顾一两个孩子，这根本无法同时兼顾。《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》
juggle/ˈdʒʌɡl/
v.
玩杂耍(连续向空中抛接多个物体)；变戏法；尽力同时应付(两个或两个以上的重要工作或活动)；有效地组织，有效利用(信息、数字、开支等)
n.
耍花招；变戏法
The doctor says you'll be all right in a day or two.
医生说你一两天就会好。
Normally he asked questions, and had a humorous remark or two.
通常都是他提问题，还不时地冒出一两句俏皮话。
Just crank up your hearing aid a peg or two.
把助听器调高一两个刻度就可以。
A predominantly liquid diet for a day or two may be helpful
一两天里主要吃流质食物可能会有好处。
They give their new employees a day or two of perfunctory orientation.
他们对新员工进行了一两天例行公事的培训。
In this country the good players are pulled down a notch or two.
在这个国家，优秀选手的水平降了一两个档次。
A wealthy man like yourself is bound to make an enemy or two along the way.
像你这样的有钱人，一路走来注定会结下一两个仇人的。
方法二:用one or two...表示。如:
One or two people can't come.
有一两个人不能来。
One or two people went up and passed the time of day with her
一两个人走过去和她打了招呼。
She always had one or two students boarding with her.
她的家总有一两名寄宿学生。
We may make one or two changes
我们可以作一两处改动。
We tried to contact all former students, but one or two slipped through the net.
我们试图同所有的校友取得联系，但有一两个未能找到。
Just change one or two words and the sentence will read smoothly.
这句话只要动一两个字就顺了。
The wind dislodged one or two tiles from the roof.
大风从屋顶上刮下了一两片瓦来。
There were one or two suspicious looks from nearby.
附近有一两个人投来怀疑的目光。
One or two companies have managed to buck the trend of the recession.
有一两家公司顶住了经济滑坡的势头。
We've had one or two problems ─ nothing serious.
我们有一两个问题，不过没什么大不了的。
There are one or two signs worth watching for.
有一两个值得注意的标记。
For every one or two talented people in any group of artists, there are hordes of talentless hangers-on.
在任何一群艺术家中，每一两个有才华的人周围总有一帮平庸无能的溜须拍马者。
One or two glasses of wine a day can be beneficial.
每天喝一两杯葡萄酒会对身体有好处。
Pandas have only one or two young at a birth.
熊猫每胎产仔一、二只。
Already, one or two critics have begun to muddle the two names.
一两个评论家已经开始把这两个名字弄混了。
We passed one or two dwellings, but were not disposed to stop.
我们路过了一两个歇脚处，但却无意驻足。
I asked about one or two things that interest me and she really did know it all backwards.
我问了一两样我感兴趣的东西，她的确都了如指掌。
I asked one or two of the stallholders about it.
我向一两个摊贩打听了此事。
He guested for one or two League sides
他在一两支联赛队伍中做过外援。
Joanna had made one or two half-hearted attempts to befriend Graham's young wife.
乔安娜曾有一两次敷衍着去帮助格雷厄姆年轻的妻子。
When his cows calve each year he keeps one or two calves for his family.
他的母牛每年产犊时，他都给自家留上一两头。
另外，英语中的 a couple of有时也可表示“一两个”。如:
I'll only be away for a couple of days.我只离开一两天。
He could only understand a word here and there.
他只能零星地听懂一两个单词。
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注意，英语习惯上不说 one…or two或a or two..这样的表达，如“一两天"可说a day or two或one or two days，但不能说成 one day or two或a or two days.
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