7. small amounts of gases 少量的气体 a large amounts of/ quantities of/ a great deal of / a lot of大量的… 8. Does it matter? 二、matter作动词,意为"有关系;要紧"。通常用于否定句和疑问句,句中常常含有what, who, where, if等词,一般以it作主语。例如: It doesn't matter if I miss the train, because there's another later. 我要是误了这趟火车也不要紧,因为晚些时候还有一趟车呢。 Does it matter a great deal to her whether they come or not? 他们是否来,这与她有很大关系吗?