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见词条使用详细说明 6.2. =>Usage at a2 用法见a2. def art (used to make the following n refer to a specific person, thing, event or group 用於名词前, 表示为特指的人、 物、 事或群体)
1 (when it has already been mentioned or implied 指已提到过的或已知所指的人、 物、 事或群体)
A boy and a girl were sitting on a bench. The boy was smiling but the girl looked angry. 一个男孩和一个女孩坐在长凳上. 那男孩在微笑, 那女孩像在生气.
There was an accident here yesterday. A car hit a tree. The driver was killed. 昨天这里出事了. 有一辆汽车撞在树上了. 司机死了.
2 (when a n is followed by a phrase that restricts its meaning 用於後接限定性短语的名词)
the centre of town 市中心
the topic of conversation 谈话的主题
the man of her dreams 她梦想的男子
the house that Jack built 杰克盖的房子.
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(a) (when it has unique reference 用以指独一无二的人或事物): the sun 太阳
the moon 月亮 * the stars 星星.
(b) (used with some parts of the natural world without a preceding adj 与表示自然界某部分之名词连用, 该名词前须无形容词)
The sky was blue. 天空是蓝的. (Cf 参看 There was a blue sky.)
The sea is rough. 海上波涛 涌. (Cf 参看 There´s a rough sea.)
The atmosphere wasstuffy. 空气不流通. (Cf 参看 There was a stuffy atmosphere.)4 (when the person or thing that is referred to is obvious within the situation 用以指不言而喻的人或事物)
The milkman was late this morning. 送牛奶的人今晨来晚了.
Have you seen the paper? 你看见报纸了吗?
The children are in the garden. 孩子都在花园里呢.
Would you pass the salt, please? 劳驾把盐递给我.
5 (used with superlative adjs, first, last, next, etc 与形容词最高级, 以及first、 last、 next等连用)
the best day of your life 你一生中最美好的一天
the hottest day of the holiday 假日中最热的一天
What was the last thing I said? 我最後说的是什麽?
6 (used with an adj to refer to all members of a class or nationality 与形容词连用, 表示某类或某国的全体分子或成员)
trying to do the impossible 试图做做不到的事
The rich get richer and the poor get poorer. 富的越富, 穷的越穷.
The French are famous for their cooking. 法国人以善烹调著称.
7 (used with a singular [C]
n to mean the whole class 与可数名词的单数连用, 指这一类的全体)
The chimpanzee is an endangered species. 黑猩猩是濒於灭种的动物.
The poodle is a popular house pet. 卷毛狗是很多人都喜爱的宠物.
8 (used for inventions in general 用以泛指发明的东西)
Who invented the zip-fastener? 是谁发明的拉链?
The motor car has been with us for almost a century. 汽车问世已近百年了.
Let´s not waste time re-inventing the wheel, ie working to develop sth that has already been produced. 我们别浪费时间再去发明别人已经做出来的东西了.
9 (used in front of a unit of measure to mean `every´ 用於量度单位前, 表示｀每一＇)
My car does forty miles to the gallon. 我的汽车每加仑汽油跑四十英里.
I work free-lance and am paid by the hour. 我是自由职业者, 按小时计酬.
The price is 50p the dozen. 价格是每打50便士.
10 (used to indicate that the person or thing referred to is well-known or important 用以表明所指的人或事物是出名的或重要的)
Michael Crawford? Not `the Michael Crawford? 迈克尔?克劳福德? 莫不是那个迈克尔?克劳福德?
The royal wedding was `the social event of the year. 皇室婚礼是当年社会生活中的大事.
11 (idm 习语) the more, less, etc...the more, less, etc... (used to show that the increase/decrease in one amount or degree of sth continues at the same rate as another 用以表示某事物与另一事物在数量或程度方面以相同的比例增加[减少])
The more she thought about it, the more depressed she became. 她越想越别扭.
The more beautiful the hat, the more expensive it usually is. 帽子越好看, 一般来说价钱就越贵.
I want you out of here, and the sooner the better. 你给我走开, 越快越好.
The less said about the whole affair, the happier I´ll be. 对整件事谈得越少我越高兴.
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