B1 · 名词、冠词与数量
不用冠词的名词
泛指、抽象概念、三餐、语言——都不加 the。
一目了然
- 记住这句
- 泛指,就什么冠词都不加。
- 构成
- Books are expensive.泛指
- 标志词
- at home
- in bed
- to work
- by car
- at night
- in summer
- for breakfast
- 易错点
- 错误:The life is short and the money is not everything.正确:Life is short and money is not everything.
轮到你了
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构成形式
| 泛指 | Books are expensive. |
| 抽象概念 | Money does not buy happiness. |
| 三餐 | We had breakfast at seven. |
| 语言 | She speaks Japanese. |
| 机构(指其用途) | He is in hospital. |
| 建筑物 | She works at the hospital. |
规则逐条讲
这个主题讲的形式
泛指时,复数名词前不加冠词。
Children learn languages quickly.孩子学语言很快。
语言、学科、三餐和季节前不加冠词。
I studied law before lunch in autumn.秋天的时候,我在午饭前学法律。
用于机构时,不加冠词指其用途,加 the 指建筑物。
She is at university. — She is at the university today.她在上大学。——她今天在大学里。
大多数国名前不加 the。
They moved from Poland to Portugal.他们从波兰搬到了葡萄牙。
例句
Life is short.人生苦短。
He goes to work by train.他坐火车上班。
Music helps me concentrate.音乐能帮我集中精力。
We usually eat dinner at eight.我们通常八点吃晚饭。
再看 6 个例句
Cats sleep a lot.猫很能睡。
She studies medicine.她学医。
We had dinner at eight.我们八点吃的晚饭。
He goes to work by bike.他骑自行车上班。
Money does not solve everything.钱不能解决一切。
I do not like coffee.我不喜欢咖啡。
中文母语者最容易踩的坑
注意
学了 the 之后,很多人开始到处用它,尤其是在抽象名词和泛指的名词前:The life is short、the society is changing、protect the nature、The money is not everything。这些在英语里都不加冠词:Life is short、Society is changing、protect nature。经验法则:说的是所有这一类东西,前面就什么也不加。
详细讲解
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泛泛而谈时,英语不用冠词:Cars are expensive 意思是“汽车(这类东西)很贵”;The cars are expensive 则是说双方都知道的那几辆车很贵。汉语说“汽车很贵”,两种意思都能表达;英语却必须选一种。
以下情况也不用冠词:泛指的物质和抽象概念(Water is essential、Time is money)、三餐(after lunch)、语言和学科(She speaks Spanish、I studied history)、大多数国名(China、France)、街道和广场(Oxford Street)、季节和月份(in summer、in July)。
用于机构时意思不同:go to school 是去上学,go to the school 是去学校那栋楼(比如去开家长会)。hospital、church、prison、university 也是一样。
这个主题你掌握得怎么样?
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