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语言知识点扩展(24)
the 的用法
当表示某个特定的人、事物或概念(特指) 时,通常会用 the:
I'm afraid of dogs.
(泛指所有的狗)
我怕狗。
I'm afraid of the big dogs.
(特指大狗)
我害怕大狗。
而泛指某一类人或物时,不用 the:Doctors are usually paid more than teachers.
关生的薪水通常比教师高。
Do you know anybody who collects stamps?
你认识集邮的人吗?
Crime is usually a problem in big cities.
犯罪通常是大城市的一个问题
Do you like classical music?
你喜欢古典音乐吗?
Football is my favourite sport.
足球是我最喜欢的运动。
对比下列使用 the (特指) 与不使用 the
(泛指) 的情况
Children learn from playing
孩子从玩耍中学习。
We took the children to the zoo
我们带孩子们去动物园
couldn't live without music
我的生活离不开音乐。
The film wasn't very good, but I liked
the music.
(电影中的音乐
电影不太好,但我喜欢音乐
All cars have wheels
所有的汽车都有轮子
All the cars in this car park belong to people who work here.
(停车场里的车)
这个停车场里所有的车都属于在这里工作的人。
Sugar isn't very good for you.
糖对你不好。
Can you pass the sugar, please?
请把糖递给我好吗?
English people drink a lot of tea.
英国人喝很多茶。
The English people I know drink a lot of tea.
我认识的英国人都很爱喝茶。
有时候“泛指的人或物”与“特指的人或物”之间的区别并不是很明确,需要具体分析,对比:
like working with people我喜欢和人一起工作。
like working with people who say what they think.
(“直言不讳的人”仍然泛指一类人)我喜欢和直言不讳的人一起工作。
I like the people I work with.
(特指和我一起工作的人)
我喜欢和我一起工作的人。
Do you like coffee?
你喜欢咖啡吗?
Do you like strong black coffee?
(“浓黑咖啡”也泛指的一类咖啡)你喜欢浓黑咖啡吗?
The coffee we had after dinner wasn't very good.
我们晚饭后喝的咖啡不太好。
练习题
为下列句子选择正确的选项
1.______ are good for you.(Apples、The apples )
very big.(apples、the apples
2. Look at ______ on that tree. They're very big.
3. Who are ______ in this picture?(people、the people)
4. It annoys me when_____ throw rubbish on the ground.(people、the people)
5. Don't swim in this river.______ is dirty.(Water、The water)
6. Everybody needs________to live. (water、the water
7. My memory isn't good. I'm not good at remembering___.(names、the names)
8. What were_____ of those people we met last night?(names、the names)
9.______ are an important part of our diet.(Vegetables、The vegetables)
10. We had a very good meal. ______were especially good.(Vegetables、The vegetables.)
11.______began in