定冠詞the的用法.doc

定冠詞the的用法The definite article the is the most frequent word in English.定冠詞the是英語中最常用的單詞。We use the definite article in front of a noun when we believe the hearer/reader knows exactly what we are referring to.當(dāng)聽的人和讀者確切知道我們指得是什么時，我們用定冠詞the修飾名詞。because there is only one:因?yàn)槭俏ㄒ坏模篢he Pope is visiting Russia.The moon is very bright tonight.The Shah of Iran was deposed in 1979.This is why we use the definite article with a superlative adjective:這就是為什么用定冠詞修飾最高級：He is the tallest boy in the class.It is the oldest building in the town.because there is only one in that place or in those surroundings:because we have already mentioned it:上文中已提及過：A woman who fell 10 metres from High Peak was lifted to safety by a helicopter. The woman fell while climbing.一個女人從高峰上向下摔了10米，直升飛機(jī)將其救起。這個女人是正在登山的時候掉下來的。The rescue is the latest in a series of incidents on High Peak. In January last year two men walking on the peak were killed in a fall.這次救援是在高峰上發(fā)生的一系列事故中最近的一次。在去年的一月，兩個男人在登山時墜落身亡。We also use the definite article:to say something about all the things referred to by a noun:定冠詞與某一名詞連用，代表了一類人或事:The wolf is not really a dangerous animal (= Wolves are not really dangerous animals)The kangaroo is found only in Australia (= Kangaroos are found only in Australia)The heart pumps blood around the body. (= Hearts pump blood around bodies)We use the definite article in this way to talk about musical instruments:用定冠詞修飾樂器：Joe plays the piano really well.(= George can play any piano)She is learning the guitar.(= She is learning to play any guitar) With adjectives like rich, poor, elderly, unemployed to talk about groups of people:定冠詞與某形容詞連用，也可代表一類人：Life can be very hard for the poor.I think the rich should pay more taxes.She works for a group to help the disabled.The definite article with names:We do not normally use the definite article with names:注意：名字前一般不會用定冠詞the：William Shakespeare wrote Hamlet.Paris is the capital of France.Iran is in Asia.But we do use the definite article with:但是在專有名詞前要用定冠詞the：countries whose names include words like kingdom, states or republic:如國家名中包括王國、合眾國或者共和國等the United Kingdom; the kingdom of Nepal; the United States; the Peoples Republic of China.countries which have plural nouns as their names:用于含有復(fù)數(shù)名詞的國家名詞：the Netherlands; the Philippinesgeographical features, such as mountain ranges, groups of islands, rivers, seas, oceans and canals:用于由普通名詞構(gòu)成的團(tuán)體，機(jī)構(gòu)，組織，黨派，包干，朝代，時代等的名稱前。the WTO 世界貿(mào)易組織the Communist Party 共產(chǎn)黨the Kuo Min Tang 國民黨the Warring State Period 戰(zhàn)國時代用于民族名稱或姓氏復(fù)數(shù)前，表示整個民族，國家，也可泛指這個國家和民族的人民。The Chinese are brave and hardworking.地貌特征如山系、島嶼、河流、海洋或者運(yùn)河：the Himalayas; the Canaries; the Atlantic; the Atlantic Ocean; the Amazon; the Panama Canal.注意：七大洲前不使冠詞。Asia: 亞洲AustraliaOceania：大洋洲Europe 歐洲Africa：非洲North America：北美洲South America：南美洲Antarctica：南極洲報紙名稱前面：The Times; The Washington Postwell known buildings or works of art:有名的建筑或者藝術(shù)品：the Empire State Building; the Taj Mahal; the Mona Lisa; the Sunflowersorganisations:組織結(jié)構(gòu)：the United Nations; the Seamens Unionhotels, pubs and restaurants*:賓館、酒吧和飯店：the Ritz; the Ritz Hotel; the Kings Head; the Dj Vu*Note: We do not use the definite article if the name of the hotel or restaurant is the name of the owner, e.g.,Browns; Browns Hotel; Morels; Morels Restaurant, etc.注意：如果賓館或者飯店是以其經(jīng)營者命名的，我們不用定冠詞進(jìn)行修飾。families:家族：the Obamas; the Jacksons記單詞： frequent fri:kwnt adj. 時常發(fā)生的，常見的 v.T 常到光顧，常與交往 superlative sju:p:ltiv adj.1. 極佳的；卓越的；最優(yōu)秀的2.【語法】（形容詞或副詞）最高級的3.【語法】 比較級的n.1