The的用法歸納

　　1 表示特指的人或物

　　例：Please hand me the key on the desk. 請把桌上的鑰匙遞給我.

　　The girl in red is his sister. 穿紅色衣服的女孩是他妹妹.

　　The building over there is the tallest in the town. 那邊那幢大樓是這個城里最高的.

　　I like the music of the film. 我喜歡這部電影的音樂.

　　2 表示雙方都知道的或心中明白的人或物

　　例：Shut the door, please. 請關(guān)門.

　　Has he returned the book? 那本書他還了嗎?

　　Take the blue one, it is cheaper. 拿那個藍的,它便宜些.

　　3 第二次提到某人或某物第一次提到時用不定冠詞,第二次提到時要用定冠詞.

　　例：He saw a house in the distance. Jim's parents lived in the house. 他看見遠處有一所房子,吉姆的父母就住在那所房子里.

　　There was once an old fisherman. The old fisherman had a cat. The cat was white. 從前有一個老漁夫.這個老漁夫有一只貓.這只貓是只白貓.

　　4 用在世界上獨一無二的名詞前

　　這類詞有：

　　the sun太陽, the earth地球, the moon月亮, the sky天空, the world 世界

　　例：The moon goes round the earth. 月亮繞著地球轉(zhuǎn).

　　There is not any cloud in the sky. 天空中沒有一絲云彩.

　　It was a fine day in spring. The sun shone brightly. 這是一個晴朗的春日,陽光燦爛.

　　He is the richest man in the world. 他是世界上最富的人.

　　5 用在表示方向、方位的名詞前

　　這類詞有：

　　the east東方,the west西方,the south南方,the north北方,the right右邊,the left左邊

　　例：The birds are flying to the north. 這些鳥向北方飛去.

　　The moon rises in the east and sets in the west. 月亮從東方升起,在西方落下.

　　The wind was blowing from the south. 風從南方吹來.

　　She lived to the west of the Summer Palace. 她住在頤和園的西邊.

　　Walk along the road and take the first turning on the right. 沿著這條路往前走,在第一個路口往右拐.

　　He stood at the back of the door. 他站在門背后.

　　提示

　　方位詞成對使用構(gòu)成平行結(jié)構(gòu)時,不用定冠詞.

　　例：The river is two thousand kilometers long from west to east. 這條河自西向2000公里長.

　　They traveled through the country from south to north. 他們自南向北在這個國家旅行.

　　6 用在形容詞最高級前

　　例：Summer is the hottest season of the year. 夏天是一年中最炎熱的季節(jié).

　　She is the best person for the job. 她是最適合這個工作的人.

　　Hangzhou is one of the most beautiful cities in the world. 杭州是世界上最美的城市之一.

　　The car is the most expensive of the four. 這部車是四部車中最貴的.

　　7 用在序數(shù)詞等前

　　定冠詞用在序數(shù)詞前,也用在表示序列的next, last等前,還有在表示“同一”或“唯一”等的詞前.

　　例：The first man to land on the moon is an American. 第一個登上月球的人是美國人.

　　She was the fifth to climb to the top of the mountain. 她是第五個到達山頂?shù)娜?

　　This may be the last chance. 這可能是最后一次機會.

　　If I miss this train I'll catch the next one. 如果趕不上這趟火車,我就趕下一趟.

　　He is the only person who knows the secret. 他是唯一一個知道這個秘密的人.

　　The two coats are of the same colour. 這兩件外衣顏色相同.

　　This is the very book I want. 這正是我要的書.(用very表示強調(diào))

　　提示

　　a 序數(shù)詞表示“又一”時,前面用不定冠詞a(an)

　　例：He bought a second pair of shoes. 他又買了一雙鞋.

　　He asked a question, then a second, then a third…他問了一個問題,又問了第二個,第三個……

　　b 序數(shù)詞用作狀語或表語時,前面不加定冠詞.

　　例：George arrived first. 喬治第一個到.

　　=George was the first person to arrive.

　　Jim and Jack are both second in the match. 湯姆和杰克在比賽中并列第二.