He used to be a medical student before he turned writer.
Child as he is, he knows a lot.
A man ran over, sword in hand.
7. 当man作“人类”、space作“太空”、nature作“自然界”、society 作“社会”、heaven作“天堂、天国”时不用冠词
8. 在称呼语前不加冠词。
Come in, boy. What are you doing, mum?
9. 在某些固定词组中
at home; write in pencil= write with a pencil
at daybreak/surprise/dawn/noon/dusk/sunset/sundown/night
day and night; day after day; day by day; hand in hand; side by side; from top to bottom; from beginning to end; from east to west; from morning till nigh
在一些短语中,有无冠词意义大不相同
by day在白天;by the day 按天计算
in case of 如果,万一;in the case of 就……来说
in charge of负责,管理;in the charge of 由……负责
go to church/school去作礼拜/去学习;go to the church/school到教堂去/学校去
out of question毫无疑问;out of the question不可能的
注:有些短语意义一样,但写法却不同。
On the whole= as a whole 大体上,就整体来看
take… for example= take … as an example 以……为例
不定冠词的用法:
1. 表示“一个”、“某一个”、“ 每一”、“再一,又一”、或“同一,相同”等
Eg. Rome is not built in a day.
A Mr. Smith is waiting for you at the school gate.
He usually works eight hours a day.
You can try it a second time if you fail.
They are of an age./ Birds of a feather flocks together.
2. 泛指某一类人或物,意为“任何一个,任一”
Eg: A square has four sides.
3. 当物质名词具体化表示“一(类、阵、份)”等;抽象名词具体化为“……的人或者事”时
Eg: Green tea is a wonderful tea.
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