I was just promoted, and my new job will require a fair amount of travel.
Number用在可數名詞,而amount用在不可數名詞表示的是量。 Use the word amount with quantities that cannot be counted and number with quantities that could be counted one-by-one.
Examples: He had a small amount of ammunition left. 他只剩下少量的軍火了
It was a game that neither team seemed eager to win.
(那是一場兩隊都不是很積極想贏的比賽 )
Consumer confidence suffered its biggest drop in 15 years in September as hurricane Katrina made Americans anxious about the ising costs of heating their homes and filling their gas tanks.