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小小的冠词无处不在，
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不定冠词“a/an”及定冠词“the”
1. 抽象名词表示一般概念，表示具体概念则不可省略
1) Love is all you need. qhDUXT
泛指爱的情感
2) We are coming together across the nation to carry the Love of Jesus.
指耶稣对人的具体的爱
3) Happiness is contagious.
泛指幸福
4) Life is About Sharing the Happiness and Kindness
指可以分享的具体幸福
5) Crime is a growing problem in the inner cities.
泛指犯罪行为
6) Scenes of the Crime is a 2001 film directed by Dominique Forma and written by Daniel Golka, Amit Mehta, and Forma.
指具体的某种犯罪
2. 具象名词用其抽象意义时，如sea、town、office、market等，否则不可省略
1) My uncle first went to sea at the age of 15.
指成为水手，非指大海
2) He used to spend several months at sea.
指出航，非指大海
3) I went to the sea/seaside to swim.
指具体的海边
4) What‘s on in town this weekend?
指常住地，非指具体某个城镇
5) Pat’s out of town until Tuesday.
指常住地，非指具体某个城镇
6) What‘s on in the town this weekend?
指某个具体城镇，非指常住地
7) This government has been in office for about a year now.
指执政，非指具体的政府部门
8) The opposition parties would dearly love to vote it out of office.
指执政，非指具体的政府部门
9) She didn’t get out of the office much before 7 o‘clock.
指工作场所，非指职务
3.具体名词用其抽象功能时，如church、school、college、university、class、camp、hospital、prison、court、mosque、temple、government、work、home、bed，指具体建筑、家具或增加描述内容时则不可省略。注意：上述hospital、government、university在美国英语里不省略冠词
1) Sorry, you can’t talk to Annie. She‘s at school.
她是学生，非指学校的场所
2) I say much because it’s also clear that, if she was at the school, she was there because of her connection to the force.
她在学校这个地方，但未必是学生
3) Today her mother has gone to the school to meet the principal.
指具体的学校，非指上学
4) Rose is a student and she loves school.
指读书，非指学校
5) It‘s okay to hate school: There is nothing wrong with you.
指读书，非指学校
6) After graduating from high school he went to university.
指高中及大学教育，非指具体学校；英国英语
7) If you ask people why do they go to the university, specially if you ask that before they go, most of them will answer with one word: knowledge.
指高等教育，非指学校；美国英语
8) Representative delegation of the People’s Republic of China visited the University.
指学校，非指大学教育
9) Her mother is in hospital.
她是病人，非指医院建筑；英国英语
10) On arrival at the hospital you will be asked for your personal details.
指医院建筑，英美同
11) He will be in prison for five years.
他是犯人，非指监狱建筑
12) The aging dissident was released from prison.
他是犯人，非指监狱建筑
13) The plumber went to the prison to fix the pipes.
他不是犯人，强调监狱场所www.58yuanyou.com
14) She stayed in bed on Sunday morning instead of going to church.
她没有从事宗教活动，非指没去教堂那个场所
15) He entered the church to photograph its interior.
指教堂建筑
16) The angry customer threatened to take him to court.
顾客打官司，非指法庭建筑
17) In the court he met an old friend.
指法庭建筑
18) What time are they leaving for temple
指祷告或礼拜活动，非指寺庙建筑
19)Peter and John went to the Temple one afternoon to take part in the three o‘clock prayer service.
指寺庙建筑
20) I don’t like going to work.
泛指干活，非指具体行业或者单位
21) I was at work yesterday.
泛指单位，非指具体公司
22) Jack‘s been out of work for almost a year.
泛指就业，非指具体职业
23) I have finished the work which thou gavest me to do.
指具体的任务
24) I go to bed at 9pm.
指睡觉，非指家具
25) I have a very comfortable bed.
具体描述一张床
4. 复数名词或不可数名词表示一般概念或不确定数量，表示具体概念时不可省略
1) Cars have accelerators.
指小汽车的一般概念
2) I saw cars.
指不确定的数量
3) You saw the cars; now see how they came to be.
指某种品牌的小汽车
4) Wine is one of this country’s major exports.
指葡萄酒的一般概念
5) Can I drink wine during pregnancy?
指不确定的数量，非指一般概念，更非指具体概念
6) Holmes finds that the butler, knowing Shambley had bought the wine, poisoned it before it was ever taken from the cellar to be sent to the store.
指具体的一瓶酒
7) Kangaroos are common in Australia.
指袋鼠物种的一般概念
8) The kangaroos performing the sniffing gain much information from smell cues.
指做出闻嗅动作的具体袋鼠
9) Do you like cheese?
指奶酪的一般概念
10) Pass me the cheese please!
指具体的一块奶酪
11) He adores dancing.
指舞蹈的一般概念
12) OMG the dancing in the show was terrible!
指某个具体的舞蹈节目
5. 人名，但强调时可加冠词
1) Turner is my favourite painter.
一般情况
2) A: I met Jennifer Lopez this morning.
B: What? The Jennifer Lopez? 强调某个名人
A: No! My flatmate’s sister is also called Jennifer Lopez; I’m not talking about the singer. 一般情况
6. 以人名或其所有格命名的地点
1) Plan your travel to JFK Airport with the information provided in this site.
人名
2) I‘ll see you at McDonald’s.
人名所有格
3) We went to Maggie‘s last night.
人名所有格
4) I’m going to Joe‘s Diner for lunch.
人名所有格
7. 头衔，非指具体人；如某职位只有一人则两可，不止一人则不可省略
1) Matt Smith, Actor: Doctor Who.
指头衔，非指具体某人
2) The doctor phoned.
指具体某人，非指其头衔
3) 50 Achievements of the Labour Party in government under Prime Minister Tony Blair.
指职位，非指具体某人
4) The Prime Minister shook my hand.
指具体某人，非指职位
5) George Osborne is (the) Chancellor of the Exchequer.
仅有一人，冠词可以省略或保留
6) David Rockefeller was authorized to hold the position of director of the Council on Foreign Relations.
仅有一人
7) George Osborne is a Cabinet minister.
不止一人
8. 大部分的体育和游戏
1) Anna Kournikova plays tennis to keep in shape.
2) I love swimming.
3) Rummy is definitely much more difficult than solitaire.
4) She suggested playing Activity.
9. Television指抽象的娱乐功能时，指机器时则不可省略；但其它娱乐如radio、theatre、circus、cinema、movies、ballet、opera则不可省略
1) In the daytime I listen to the radio, but in the evenings I prefer to watch television.
播放电视的功能
2) I am going to buy a television.
电视机设备
3) “Listen to the Radio” is a song writqhDUXTten by Fred Knipe, and recorded by American country music artist Don Williams.
收音机节目，习惯上不省略
4) I often go to the ballet and opera.
芭蕾舞剧，习惯上不省略
10. 早中晚餐，但描述具体某一餐或者正式宴会则不可省略
1) I had toast for breakfast.
通常的早餐概念
2) The breakfast that they served was fabulous.
具体一餐
3) Would you like to have lunch?
通常的午餐概念
4) I had a quick lunch at Wendy’s.
具体一餐
5) Let‘s go out for dinner tonight.
通常的晚餐概念
6) That was the most delicious dinner I’ve had in a while.
具体一餐
7) I attended a dinner at the Rotary Club.
正式宴会
11. Little和few不带冠词为否定含义，如果加上不定冠词则变为肯定意味
1) She has little money and few friends, so I doubt if she’ll get by.
2) She has a little money and a few friends, so she‘ll probably get by.
12. 专有名词，但包含介词短语、地理概念、复数山脉、复数湖泊或复数岛屿时不可省略，但有例外
1) MIT 普通专有名词；注意缩写词另有省略习惯
2) The United States of America 含介词短语
3) The Atlantic Ocean 地理概念
4) The Charles River 地理概念
5) The Great Lakes 复数湖泊
6) Lake Superior 单数湖泊
7) The Galapagos Islands 复数岛屿
8) Long Island 单数岛屿
9) The Rocky Mountains 复数山脉
10) Mount Washingt原由网on 单数山峰
11) While in New Zealand I climbed Mount Cook, which is the highest peak in the Southern Alps.
12) the Matterhorn 单数山峰，例外情形
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