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语言知识点扩展(21)
可数名词前 a、an、the 的用法
场景一
乔说:
I had a sandwich and an apple for lunch.
我午餐吃了一个三明治和一个苹果。
乔说“a sandwich”“an apple”,因为这是他第一次谈论它们。第一次提到某人或者某物时,使用a/an。
场景二
然后乔说:
The sandwich wasn't very good, but the apple was nice.
三明治不太好吃,但苹果很好吃。
他说“the sandwich”、“the apple因为大家知道他指的是他午餐吃的三明治和苹果。
当表达前面提到过的人或者事物时,用the.
对比下列 a 与 the:
A man and a woman were sitting opposite me. The man was American.but I think the woman was British.
一男一女坐在我对面。那个男人是美国人,但我想那个女人是英国人。
When we were on holiday, we stayed at a hotel. Sometimes we ate at the hotel and sometimes we went to a restaurant.
当我们度假时,我们住在旅馆里。有时我们在旅馆吃饭,有时我们去餐馆。
a/an 泛指某类人或物
the 特指某个具体的人或物
对比下列 a/an 与 the
Tim sat down on a chair
(也许是房间里众多椅子中的一把)
蒂姆坐在椅子上。
Tim sat down on the chair nearest the door.
(一张特定的椅子)
蒂姆在离门最近的椅子上坐了下来
Do you have a car?
(不是特定的车)
你有车吗?
I washed the car yesterday.
(特指我的车)
我昨天洗车了。
注意:
the 的特指,指的是某一个人或物
对比下列 a/an 与 the:
We stayed at a very cheap hotel.
(便宜的酒店有很多,所以这里仍然是一类酒店)
我们住在一家很便宜的旅馆。
The hotel where we stayed was very cheap.
(特指我们住的那家)
我们住的旅馆很便宜。
当描述的主体是大家都知道的人或物
the light 这盏灯
the door 这扇门
the floor 这块地板/这层楼
Can you turn off the light, please?
你能把灯关了吗?
I took a taxi to the station.
我乘出租车去车站。
在商店里
I’d like to speak to the manager.
我想和经理说话。
*下列结构的 the,并不是强调去的某个特定的地方,而强调的是去这个地方
做特定的事情
go to the bank
go to the post office
go to the doctor
go to the dentist
I have to go to the post office today.
我今天得去趟邮局
Clare isn't very well. She's gone to the doctor
克莱尔身体不太好。她去看医生了。
I should go to a hospital to take the test.
我应该去医院做检查。
对比下列 the 与 a:
I have to go to the bank today.
我今天得去趟银行。
ls there a bank near here?
这附近有银行吗?
I don't like going to the dentist.
我不喜欢去看牙医。
My sister is a dentist.
我姐姐是一名牙医。
*在表示时间或数量时,会使用 a:
once a week
three times a day
I go to the cinema about once a month.
我大约一个月去看一次电影。
These potatoes are £1 .50 a kilo.
这些土豆每公斤1.5英镑。
Helen works eight hours a day,six days a week.
海伦每天工作八小时,一周工作六天。
练习题(1)
用 A、An、The、a、an 与 the 填空
1. This morning I bought _____ newspaper and _magazine. ______ newspaper is in