Odie的英语课 866 Grammar | Indefinite and Definite Articles 3

什么时候不用冠词？- 泛指某一类人、事、物时，复数的可数名词以及不可数名词前面不需要冠词：Cats are beautiful animals. 猫是很漂亮的动物。[泛指所有猫]British people are often polite. 英国人通常很有礼貌。[泛指英国人]Tea is good for you.茶对你（身体）有益。[泛指茶]相应地，特指具体某人、事、物时，要用冠词the：Cats are beautiful animals. The cats who live next door are Siamese.Siamese 暹罗的猫是很漂亮的动物。住在隔壁的猫是暹罗猫。[The cats特指的是住在隔壁的猫，而不是所有的猫]British people are often polite. The British people I know are very reserved. reserved 内敛的，矜持的，含蓄的英国人通常很有礼貌。我认识的英国人很矜持内敛。[The British people特指我认识的英国人，而不是所有英国人]Books are so important in my life.书在我的生活中是如此重要。[books泛指所有书]The books were all over the floor.地板上到处都是书。[the books特指我和对方都知道的那些书]- 限定词（my/your/his/her, this/that, any, some）前面不用冠词：I love my job. 我爱我的工作。X I love the my job.Does she want this book? 她想要这本书吗？X Does she want the this book?- 习惯搭配go to bedI always go to bed at eleven o'clock.我总是在十一点睡觉。X I always go to the bed …go to workThey go to work at 8 am every morning.他们每天早上8点去上班。X They go to the work …(be) at school(be) at the schoolWhen I was at school, we didn't have computers.我上学的时候，我们没有电脑。[at school指的是作为学生，在学校……]When I was at the school … 当我在学校的时候……[at the school指的是在学校的建筑里……](be) in hospital(be) in the hospitalShe didn't want to be in hospital but she was too ill to go home.too...to... 太……而不能……ill 生病的，有病的她不想住院，但她病得太重，不能回家。[in hospital指的是作为患者，住在医院里……]She didn't want to be in the hospital … (in the hospital means being in the building)她不想待在医院……[in the hospital指的是在医院楼里……]