冠词(张燕丽).ppt

冠词
The Article
冠词是虚词,本身无独立的意义,它用来帮助说明名词所指的人或物是泛指还是特指
1. 不定冠词a, an(泛指)
a 用在辅音之前,
an 用在元音之前。
2. 定冠词 the (特指)
不定冠词a和an的基本用法:
1. a用于辅音音素开头的词前,
an用于元音音素开头的词前。
eg:
a boy,a university,
a European country;
an hour,an honour,an island,
an elephant,an umbrella
2、作用:
1)单数可数名词前一定要用冠词。
a(n) 不定冠词表示“一个”或“一”
2. 泛指某一类人、事或物
My elder brother is an English teacher.
,有“一”的意思,但数的概念没有one强烈。
There is a tall tree in front of the school.
注意:a, an的特别用法
1) 用在序数词前,表示“再一次,又一个”。
You’d better try a second time.
He has had two apples and he wants to have a third one.
2)有些不可数名词要表示“一种”、“一场”、“一堆”时, 须加不定冠词
a heavy snow a strong wind make a fire
What a great time we had yesterday!
the 表特指

eg : I bought a book yesterday. The book is every interesting;
,指谈话双方都知道的人或事物。
eg:Open the window,please.
Do you know what the word means?

eg: the sun the moon
the earth the world
+姓氏复数,表示夫妇或一家人
eg: The Smiths; The Chens

eg: play the piano
play the violin
6. 表方位、方向
in the east 在东方 in the south 在南方
in the west 在西方 in the north 在北方
in the north-east in the north-west
in the south-east in the south-west
on the right 在右边    
on the left 在左边
表方位的名词单独使用时或后有 of 短语时, 要加定冠词。
The south is warmer than the north.
Guangzhou is in the south of China.
但有些具体的地点,区域称呼不加冠词。
如:South China 华南
North America 北美
,形容词的最高级前
eg: the third lesson, the longest river
不用冠词的序数词:a. 序数词前有物主代词 my first trip to HK
b. 序数词作副词 He came first in the race.c. 在固定词组中 at (the) first, first of all,
from first to last the 表示一类人或物,谓语动词用复数
eg: the poor the blind