英语学习实用技巧

①某家人或某夫妇一般用the+复数。

如：the Smiths

②表示整个民族或族人一般加the。

如 the Chinese/English

③少数山脉群岛也不用the。

如Mount Tai。如名词中有of短语则一般有the.如：the Mountain of seven sighs.

④中国的.湖泊一般加 the。

如：the West Lake.

⑤the+adj表示类别。

如：the rich.

⑥年代，年龄的约数前常用the。

如：in the 1950s,in his teens.

⑦表计量单位用the含有“每”、“每一”

It sells at two dollars the pound.

It sells 16 dollars to the pound.

John is paid by the hour.

⑧下列结构中的冠词。

-have+the+抽象名词+to do sth = be so +adj+ as to do sth

如：He has the politeness/kindness to say hello to me.

=He is so polite/kind as to say hello to me.