1.泛指的复数名词前: People have always dreamed of flying high up into space.人们一直梦想能在高空中飞翔。 2.泛指的抽象名词前: Life is always presenting new things to children.生活总是不断地呈现给孩子们新的东西。 3.泛指的物质名词前: Iron and steel play an im portant role in industry.钢铁在工业生产中起到重要的作用。 4.一日三餐的名称前: Have you had breakfast?你吃过早饭了吗? 5.语言或学科的名词前: He can speak not only English but also Japanese.他不但会讲英语而且还会讲日语。 6.季节、月份、星期、节日等名词前: Autumn is the season of harvest.秋天是收获的季节。 June 1st is Children's Day.六月1日是儿童节。 We have English classes on Monday and Thursday.我们周一和周四有英语课。 7.球类运动或棋类游戏名称前: They all like to play football.他们都喜欢踢足球。 8.有物主代词、指示代词、不定代词等修饰的名词前: Each age has its pleasures and pains.每个年龄层次有不同的乐趣和苦恼。 I want this car,not that car.我想要这辆小汽车,不是那辆。 There is some water in the cup.杯子里面有些水。 9.大多数专有名词前: Do you know Nanjing Road in Shanghai?你知道上海的南京路吗? 10.用作称呼语或表示头衔的名词前: W hat are you reading,Boy?孩子,你在读什么? He is head of the factory.他是工厂的厂长。 11.用于表示家庭成员或 nurse,cook,teacher等具有our nurse(cook,teacher)意义时: Teacher was very pleased with our work.老师对我们的工作很满意。 M other was being m ade up looking like the ideal,m iddle-aged housewife.妈妈慢慢变成了典型的中年家庭主妇。 12.用于固定词组中: M y son has gone to school.我儿子已经去上学了。 Did you travel by train?你是乘火车旅行的吗? They walked on foot covering great distances.他们步行走了很远的路。 We had a good time in town last Sunday.上个星期天我们在小镇上过得很愉快。 You shouldn't use such bad language in front of the children.你不应该在孩子们面前说这样难听的话。 I wish I could do something for you in return.作为回报我希望能为你做些什么。
1) 国名,人名前通常不用定冠词:England,Mary; 2)泛指的复数名词,表示一类人或事物时,可不用定冠词; They are teachers. 他们是教师。 3)抽象名词表示一般概念时,通常不加冠词; Failure is the mother of success. 失败乃成功之母。 4)物质名词表示一般概念时,通常不加冠词,当表示特定的意思时,需要加定冠词; Man cannot live without water. 人离开水就无法生存。 5)在季节、月份、节日、 假日、日期、星期等表示时间的名词之前,不加冠词; We go to school from Monday to Friday. 我们从星期一到星期五都上课。 6)在称呼或表示官衔,职位的名词前不加冠词; The guards took the American to General Lee. 士兵们把这个美国人送到李将军那里。 7)在三餐、球类运动和娱乐运动的名称前,不加冠词 如:have breakfast,play chess 8)当两个或两个以上名词并用时,常省去冠词; I can't write without pen or pencil. 没有钢笔和铅笔,我就写不了字。 9)当by 与火车等交通工具连用,表示一种方式时,中间无冠词;by bus,by train; 10)有些个体名词不用冠词;如: school,college,prison,market,hospital,bed,table,class,town,church,court 等个体名词,直接置于介词后,表示该名词的深层含义; go to hospital 去医院看病 go to the hospital 去医院 (并不是去看病,而是有其他目的) 11)不用冠词的序数词; a. 序数词前有物主代词 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