SCMP看到的英文句子一問

For the producer,there are few,if any,risk.

對於製作人來說，風險極低，甚至可能低至零。


這個句子的结構是由一個 prepositional phrase (For the producer,) 引出一個主句 (there are few risks)，而在主句的 adjective (few) 和 object (risks) 之間，用點号分隔了一個由 conjunction (if) 帶着的 adverbial phrase，去形容那個 adjective (few)。

這句子中的 "few"，不是解 [一些]，而是解 "hardly any", 即 [極少]。

這種 [if any] 句子的用法是先用 "few" 來形容 "risks", 說風險很少，然後用 [if any] 這個 [副詞片語] 去形容 [few]，說是 可以 [少] 到 [無]。

本來原句可以是： "For the producers, there are few risks, if there is any risk at all." 不過簡化後的 "if any" 直接放在形容詞之後，強調了[少到近乎零] 的效果。

to ky:

以下可作參考

http://hk.knowledge.yahoo.com/question/question?qid=7007102001605

It is an conditional sentence. In this sentence, "there are few risks" is a main clause while "if any" is a subordiate clause. The sentence you posted can be
written as "For the producer(對於生產者/製造商/製作人), there are few risks(會有一些風險), if any (如果有的話).

2011-01-10 23:43:31 補充：
.e.g. 1. Please help me to correct the errors in my composition, if any.
2. You can borrow money from the bank, if (it is) necessary. 3. I'll help him with his homework, if (it is) possible. 4. If ( you are) found talking , you will be asked to leave the exam room immediately.

我以為這句子應是：For the producer there are few,if any,risks.的。
There are few risks 是主句；是眾數的。
曾經到處可見的街招：Use less plastic bags 是費解的。我讀書的時候，只有 Use fewer plastic bags 呢！Less 只與單數的名詞同用 ：如 less water 吧！如要眾數，則用 fewer了；意思相同，但不能混淆的呢！

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We need to see the whole paragraph before we explain it.
producer = film = 導演 (工廠= 製造商)