the first round

题目

the first round
During the first few rounds on the SAT writing test many students ran out of time on the essay portion.Here are some ways that students can get the most out of their precious minutes on either the SAT writing portion.
这两句话有点疑问
1.the frist round 是词组,第一轮.这里 the first few rounds是词组吗?这里是什么意
思
2.Here are some ways that students can get the most out of their precious minutes on either the SAT writing portion.这里面的 either 是什么用法?

答案

1. 英语的一些词组中间可以加量词的.这里the first few rounds是指在前几轮中的意思.你可以这样理解,这次考试分为好几个大的场次,比如the first round, the second round.the tenth round.意为首轮,次轮.十轮.而每轮有分为好几个小场次.这样我们就可以在round前加上数次,或者概数次来表示前几轮.就像the first few rounds,the first three rounds.前几轮,前三轮.
2. either是任何的意思,这里就是指SAT writing portion中任何一个Prtion.