語(yǔ)法焦點(diǎn):詞組有無(wú)the意義大不同

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英語(yǔ)中有一些看起來(lái)極為相似的詞組,不同之處僅僅在于是否含有定冠詞the。小心了,有時(shí)它們表示的意義并不同。
    1. 詞組in the front of和in front of都有“在……前面”的意思,但含義不同。in the front of表示“在……(范圍內(nèi)的)前面”;而in front of表示“在……(范圍外的)前面”。如:
    He likes to sit in the front of the classroom.
    他喜歡坐在教室的前排。
    There is a pond in front of the house.
    房屋前面有個(gè)池塘。
    2. At table意為“吃飯;進(jìn)餐”;at the table意為“在桌邊”。如:
    He seldom talks at table.
    他吃飯時(shí)很少說(shuō)話(huà)。
    We sat at the table, talking.
    我們坐在桌邊交談。
    3. Go to school意為“開(kāi)始求學(xué);到校上課”;go to the school意為“去學(xué)校(但不一定是上學(xué))?!比纾?/strong>
    He usually goes to school by bike.
    他通常騎自行車(chē)到校上課。
    His mother often goes to the school to see him.
    他的媽媽經(jīng)常去學(xué)??此?BR>    4. In charge of(=take charge of),意為“主管;看管;在……看管之下”,主語(yǔ)是人;in the charge of意為“負(fù)責(zé)管理;負(fù)責(zé)照料”,主語(yǔ)是事物(物)。如:
    Miss Wang was in charge of our class.
    王老師負(fù)責(zé)管理我們班級(jí)。
    Our class was in the charge of Miss Wang.
    我們班級(jí)由王老師負(fù)責(zé)管理。
    5. At sight意為“一看見(jiàn)就”,一般放在句末;at the sight of意為“在看到……時(shí)”,可放在名首或句末。如:
    He plays music at sight.
    他即時(shí)看譜演奏。
    At the sight of the police officers the thief ran off.
    小偷一看見(jiàn)警察就跑了。
    6. Go to sea意為“出海,當(dāng)水手(=become a sailor)”;go to the sea意為“去海邊”。如:
    When he was a boy,his greatest wish was to go to sea.
    他小時(shí)候大的愿望就是去當(dāng)水手。
    He went to the sea for a holiday.
    他去海邊度假了。
    7. In case of意為“假使;如果;萬(wàn)一”;in the case of意為“就……來(lái)說(shuō)”。如:
    In case of fire,ring the alarm.
    如有火災(zāi),按火警鈴。
    In the case of a physical change no new substance is formed.
    就物理變化來(lái)說(shuō),沒(méi)有新的物質(zhì)產(chǎn)生。
    8. Other意為“另外的人或物”,泛指;the other意為“(兩個(gè)中的)另一個(gè)”,特指。如:
    Show me some others,please.
    請(qǐng)給我看一些其它的。
    I have two brothers. One is a teacher,the other is a doctor.
    我有兩個(gè)兄弟,一個(gè)是老師,一個(gè)是醫(yī)生。
    9. People指“人;人們”,是泛指;作“民族”解時(shí)復(fù)數(shù)為peoples;the people指“人民”。如:
    Ten people attended the meeting.
    10個(gè)人參加了這次會(huì)議。
    The people,and the people alone,are the motive force in the making of world history.
    人民,只有人民,才是創(chuàng)造世界歷史的動(dòng)力。
    10. Out of question意為“毫無(wú)疑問(wèn)”;out of the question意為“不可能的;辦不到的;不必談的”。如:
    The victory is out of question.
    勝利是毫無(wú)疑問(wèn)的。
    His coming is out of the question .
    他不可能來(lái)。
    11. Last week(month…)指現(xiàn)在講話(huà)時(shí)以前的那個(gè)星期(月……);the last week(month…)指到今天為止的以前的一個(gè)星期(月...)里。如:
    I had a cold-last week.
    我上星期感冒了。
    I has had a cold for the last week.
    我感冒了一個(gè)星期。