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the PARTICULARTi:, TEdeterminerused before nouns to refer to things or people when a listener or reader knows which particular things or people are being referred to, esp. because they have already been mentioned or because what is happening makes it clear限定词[指谈话双方已提到或根据情况能明了的特定的事物或人]I just bought a new shirt and some new shoes. The shirt was quite expensive, but the shoes weren't.我刚买了一件新衬衫和几双新鞋。衬衫很贵，但鞋不贵。There's someone at the door.门口有人。Please would you pass the salt?请你把盐递一下好吗?I'll pick you up at the station.我会开车到火车站接你。Alex was sent to the headteacher for behaving badly in class.阿力克斯因为在课堂上表现不好被送到校长那里。'The' is used before some nouns that refer to place when you want to mention that type of place, without showing exactly which example of the place you mean. [用在代表地方的名词前表示一类地方而无须确切指出某一个]Where are the toilets?厕所在哪里？We spent all day at the beach.我们在海滩上呆了一整天。Shall we go to the movies this evening?今晚我们去看电影好吗？I must go to the bank and change some money.我必须到银行去兑换些钱。You should go to the dentist's at least twice a year.你每年至少要去看两次牙医。You use 'the'before noun phrases in which the range of meaning of the noun is limited in some way. [用在名词的范围被限定的名词短语前]I really enjoyed the book I've just finished reading.我真喜欢我刚读完的那本书。Do you like the other students in your class?你喜欢你班其他同学吗？‘The’is used to refer to things or people when only one exists at any one time. [指特定时候独一无二的事物或人]The sky was full of stars.天空中布满了星星。It's impossible to tell what will happen in the future.预料未来将发生的事是不可能的。After I leave college, I want to travel round the world.我大学毕业后要周游世界。They live in the north of Spain.他们住在西班牙北部。Let's get together later in the week.让我们本星期内晚些时候见面。What's the name of that new restaurant in Merton Street?茂顿街上新开的饭店叫什么名字？Ed Koch was for many years the mayor of New York.埃德·科赫做了好几年纽约市长。When we went to Paris, we went up the Eiffel Tower.我们去巴黎时，爬上了埃菲尔铁塔。'The' is also used before superlatives and other words, such as 'first' or 'only' or numbers showing something's position in a list, which refer to only one thing or person. [用在最高级和其它词如‘第一个’或‘仅有的’或表示某事物的位置的数字前，限定唯一的事物或人]That was one of the best films I've ever seen.那是我看过的最好的电影之一。What's the highest mountain in Europe?什么山是欧洲最高的山？I shall never forget the first time we met.我永远忘不了我们的第一次见面。This is the only smart dress I've got.这是我仅有的时髦衣服。Every time we come to this restaurant, you always have the same thing.我们每次到这饭店来，你总吃同样的东西。You're the fifth person to ask me that question.你是第五个问我那问题的人。Today is the 24th of May/(esp. Br) May the 24th.今天是5月24日。This is used mainly in spoken English. 'The' can be used to express that the particular person or thing being mentioned is the best, greatest, most famous, etc. In this use, 'the' is usually given strong pronunciation. [用于表示最…的，此时要重读]Harry's Bar is the place to go.哈瑞酒吧是值得光顾的。You don't mean you met the Richard Gere, do you?你不是说你见到了里查德·基尔其人，唔？'The' can be used before some adjectives to turn the adjective into nouns which refer to one particular person or thing described by the adjective.[用在形容词前将形容词转化为名词，代表形容词描述的特定的人或事物]It seems that the deceased (= this particular dead person) had no living relatives.看来死者没有在世的亲戚。I suppose we'll just have to wait for the inevitable (= the particular thing that is certain to happen).我认为我们只好等那不可避免的事情发生了。'The' can also be used before some adjectives to turn the adjectives into nouns which refer to people or things in general that can be described by the adjective.[用在形容词前将形容词转化为名词，代表泛指的人或事物]She lives in a special home for the elderly.她住在养老院。More needs to be done to help the unemployed to find work.为帮助失业者找工作还有许多事情要做。The French were defeated at Waterloo in 1815.1815年法军在滑铁卢被打败。You can use 'the' before a singular noun to refer to all the things or people represented by that noun. [加在单数名词前代表一类事物或人]The panda is becoming an increasingly rare animal.熊猫这种动物越来越稀有了。The car is responsible for causing a lot of damage to our environment.汽车是对我们的环境造成严重破坏的原因。Exercise is good for the circulation.体育锻炼对于血液循环是有益的。If you use 'the' before a particular family name, you are referring to two people who are married or to a family. [用在姓氏前表示某夫妇或一家]The Schmidts are coming to lunch on Saturday.施密特一家星期六要来吃午饭。'The' can be used before some nouns referring to musical instruments or dances, to mean the type of instrument or dance in general. [用在乐器或舞蹈前表示乐器或舞蹈的一般种类]Nico is learning to play the piano.尼科在学弹钢琴。Can you do the waltz?你会跳华尔兹吗？'The' is sometimes used before a noun to represent the activity connected with that noun. [用在名词前表示与名词有关的活动]I've got to go under the surgeon's knife (= have a medical operation) next week.下星期我要接受外科手术。It's not a good idea to spend more that three hours at the wheel (= driving a vehicle) without a break.三个多小时不停驾车不是个好主意。You use 'the' before the numbers that are used to refer to periods of 10 years. [用在数字前表示10年时间，…十年代]the 1930s20世纪30年代the sixties60至69'The' is used before each of two comparative adjectives or adverbs when you want to show how one amount gets bigger or smaller in relation to the other. [用在两个比较级的形容词或副词的每一个前形成比较句]The sooner I get this piece of work finished, the sooner I can go home.我越早做完这件工作，我就能越早回家。The longer we live here, the more we like it.我们在这里住得越久，越喜欢它。'The' is also used before comparative adjectives or adverbs when you want to show that someone or something has become more or less of a particular state. [用在比较级形容词或副词前表示某人或事物的特定状态的变多或变少]She doesn't seem to be any the worse for her bad experience.她看来并没有因为悲惨的经历而沮丧。I'm glad I decided to take a year off to travel, but I'm much the poorer for it!我很高兴自己决定休假一年去旅行，不过为此我也穷多了！You can use 'the' for emphasis when you are expressing a strong opinion about someone or something. [用于强调强烈的评价]That dog's been digging in my flowerbed again, the wretched thing!那条狗又在挖我的花坛，这坏东西！Andre's got a new job, the lucky devil.安德烈有了新工作，这个幸运的家伙。
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