Unless we grow our own vegetables,raise our own poultry,pigs and cattle and process everything we ea

题目

Unless we grow our own vegetables,raise our own poultry,pigs and cattle and process everything we eat,there is little chance of living without worrying about food safety.
为什么用little 而不是few?chance表示机会不是可数的吗

答案

表示“机会”时,确实chance是可数名词.但在这句话中,there is little chance of 表示“几乎没什么机会”,是否定的.说话者不会把它看成多个机会的.习惯还是用little chance,或者说这个句型习惯用there is little chance (there are few chances也可以用,但用得不是很多的）
As things stand,there is little chance of a settlement in the dispute.
就目前情况看,解决这一纠纷的希望不大.