Comic﹕Too much salt!
【明報專訊】Bill loves adding salt to his food. What has happened to him may change him for good.
■English highway﹕-words and collocations
Many vs much
Both "many" and "much" are used to describe a large quantity or amount of something. "Many" is used with countable nouns, while "much" is used with uncountable nouns.
e.g. Many teachers give their students too much homework these days.
■Quiz
Fill in the following blanks with "many" or "much".
(answers on next text)
1. Because I ate too ________ bread, I couldn't eat anything else at the buffet.
2. There are _______ sheep in the farm.
3. My brother has as _______ money as I do.
4. She bought _______ packets of rice.
5. We don't have _______ time left.
■Glossary
for good (prep phr) 永久地
salt cellar (n phr) 鹽瓶
ruin (v) 破壞
buffet (n) 自助餐