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语言知识点扩展(21)
1.the 的用法
世界上独一无二的事物前需要加上the,如:
the equator
the earth
the tenth floor
Have you ever crossed the equator?
你曾经穿越过赤道吗?
Our apartment is on the tenth floor.
我们的公寓在十楼
I'm going away at the end of this month.
这个月底我要走了。
2.形容词最高级前需要加上 the,如:
best、 oldest:
What's the longest river in Europe?
欧洲最长的河流是哪条?
You are the apple of my eye.
你是我的掌上明珠。
对比下列 the 与 a/an:
The sun is a star.
太阳是一颗恒星。
The hotel where we stayed was a very old hotel.
我们住的酒店是一家非常古老的酒店。
We live in an apartment on the tenth floor.
我们住在十楼的一套公寓里。
What's the best way to learn a language?
学习一门语言的最好方法是什么?
3.描述“一样的、相同的”same 之前需要加上 the :
Your sweater is the same colour as mine.
你的毛衣和我的颜色一样。
A: Are these keys the same?
B: No, they're different.
A:这些钥匙是一样的吗?
不,它们不一样。
4.下列这些专有名词前需要用 the:
the world
the earth
the universe
the sky
the sea
the country
the ground
the internet
I love to look at the stars in the sky.
我喜欢看天上的星星。
The internet has changed the way we live.
互联网改变了我们的生活方式。
Do you live in the country?
你住在乡下吗?
The earth goes round the sun.
地球绕着太阳转。
注意:不带 the 的 Earth 指的是宇宙中和地球一样的行星如:
Which planet is nearest Earth?
哪颗行星离地球最近?
space (没有 the) 指的是“太空”the space 指的是“空间”,对比:
There are millions of stars in space太空中有数百万颗恒星。
I tried to park my car, but the space was too small.
我想停车,但是车位太小了。
5.the cinema (电影院) , the theatre(剧院) ,the radio (广播) 需要加上the:
go to the cinema a lot, but I haven't been to the theatre for ages.
我经常去看电影,但我很久没去剧院。
I listen to the radio a lot.
我经常听广播。
6.不加 the 的 television/TV 指的是电视节目; 加上 the 之后 the television the TV 指的是电视机:
We watched the game on television/on TV.
我们在电视上看了这场比赛。
Can you turn off the television?
你能关掉电视吗?
注意:
去电影院看电影,美国人说 go to the movies
I go to the movies a lot.
我经常去看电影。
英国人通常说 go to the cinema
go to the cinema a lot
我经常去看电影。
7.breakfast (早餐) / lunch (午餐)dinner (晚餐) 前不需要加上 the:
What did you have for breakfast?
你早餐吃了什么
We had lunch in a very nice restaurant.
我们在一家非常好的餐厅吃了午饭。
当要强调某一顿具体的早饭/午饭等可以用 a/an 来修饰:
a big lunch一顿丰盛的午餐一顿美味的晚餐a wonderful dinner一顿早起的早餐an early breakfast We had a