A 不用the(走冠词)的情形如下:
1 除上述情况外,不用在地名或人名之前。
2 除用于特指含义外,不用在抽象名词之前:
Men fear death.
人怕死。
The death of the Prime Minister left his party without a leader.
首相一死,他的党派就群龙无首了。
3 不用在所有格名词或所有格形容词之前:
the boys uncle= the uncle of the boy这个男孩的叔叔
It is my(blue) book.相当于:
The(blue)book is mine.
这(蓝皮)书是我的。
4 不用在三餐名称之前(但参见第3节C):
The Scots have porridge for breakfast.
苏格兰人早餐吃麦片粥。
The wedding breakfast was held in her fathers house.
婚礼早宴是在她父亲家举行的。
5 不用在体育项目的名称之前:
He plays golf.
他打高尔夫球。
6 不用在表示身体各部位或服装的各部分名称之前,这里通常用其所有格形式:
Raise your right hand.
举起你的右手。
He took off his coat.
他脱掉了大衣。
但应注意以下说法:
She seized the childs collar.
她抓住孩子的衣领。
I patted his shoulder.
我轻轻地拍了拍他的肩膀。
The brick hit Johns face.
砖头打在约翰的脸上。
这三个句子也可以换一个方法来说:
She seized the child by the collar.
她抓住孩子的衣领。
I patted him on the shoulder.
我轻轻地拍了拍他的肩膀。
The brick hit John in the face.
砖头打在约翰的脸上。
用被动式表示时也与此相似:
He was hit on the head.
他被击中头部。
He was cut in the hand.
他的手割破了。
B 注意在有些欧洲语言中定冠词可以用在不定的复数名词之前,而英语中绝不可以那样用:
Women are expected to like babies.
妇女被当成是该喜欢小孩的。(指一般妇女)
Big hotels all over the world are very much the same.
世界各地的大饭店都很相像。
在上述第一个例子中,如果在women之前加上the,就表明是特指某一部分妇女。
C nature指自然界(动植物等的世界)的创造之灵和原动力时,之前不使用the:
If you interfere with nature you will suffer for it.
谁干扰大自然,就要承受恶果。
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