中考英語語法精講例析  冠詞

［誤］he was paid by hour.
［正］he was paid by the hour.
［析］by和計量單位之間要有定冠詞。這句話應譯為：他的工資是按小時計算的。
［誤］i went to new york by his car.
［正］i went to new york by car.
［正］i went to new york in his car.
［析］by僅僅與交通工具相連表示應用某種工具，而加了別的修飾詞后其前面的介詞也應作相應的轉換。如：by car (坐小汽車)by taxi (坐出租車)by bike (騎自行車)by water (乘船)by air (乘飛機)by sea (乘船)
［誤］mary began to learn how to play piano when she was three.
［正］mary began to learn how to play the piano when she was three.
［析］在樂器前要加定冠詞，而在球類游戲之前則不要加冠詞，如：they like to play bridge when they are free. (他們空閑時愛打橋牌)
［誤］the little boy wanted to go to cinema.
［正］the little boy wanted to go to the cinema.
［析］英語中雖有一些名詞與go to連用時不加定冠詞，以表示該名詞的內涵，如：go to school (上學)，go to bed(睡覺)等，但去看電影則例外，要用go to the cinema.這也是語言的一個特點。
［誤］i live at 105 the lake street.
［正］i live at 105 lake street.
［析］街道名稱前不用冠詞。��
［誤］next summer holiday i will go to country to live on a farm.
［正］next summer holiday i will go to the country to live on a farm.
［析］country既作國家講也作鄉村講。作鄉村講時，一定要加定冠詞，而且只有單數形式，作國家講時則可有復數形式。如：japan is a country .japan, china, india are asian countries.
［誤］the picture looks better at the distance.
［正］the picture looks better at a distance.
［析］at a distance意為“離開一定距離”。而in the distance為“遠方，遠處”。這樣常用的詞組有：
as a rule (照例)
in a hurry (匆忙)
in the morning/afternoon (上/下午)
in the sun (在陽光下)
in the rain (雨中)
in the same way (同樣)
in the shade (在陰涼處)
in the day time (白天)
in the end (最終)
on the other hand (換句話說)
on the contrary (相反)
［誤］the little boy and girl walk along the street a hand in a hand.
［正］the little boy and girl walk along the street hand in hand.
［析］這是英語中的習慣用法，如：��
bit by bit (逐漸)
day after (by) day (一天又一天)
day and night (日日夜夜)
face to face (面對面)
from a to z (自始至終)
from time to time (再三)
hand in hand (手拉手)
shoulder by shoulder (肩并肩)
(三) 例題解析
1   mr li is＿＿＿ old worker.
a a  b  an  c some  d  /
［答案］b.
［析］an用于元音音素開始的單詞前。
2   english is＿＿＿  useful language in ＿＿＿  world.
a  an, the   b  a, the    c  the, /    d   /,the
［答案］b.
［析］因useful的第一個音素是［j］，它是輔音音素。