定冠詞的用法：

　　一：普通名詞前加定冠詞的用法

　　1. 表示特定的人或物，上文中提到的人或物，說話雙方都熟悉的或能領(lǐng)會的人或物。

　　The pen on the desk belongs to the girl standing beside Betty.

　　Let’s go to the station to meet him.

　　2. 用于單數(shù)可數(shù)名詞前，表示類別，整個族類或某項發(fā)明

　　The dolphin is an intelligent animal.

　　The compass was invented in China about 2000 years ago.

　　3. 用于表示方位、自然現(xiàn)象的名詞前

　　The cold wind from the north contributed to the drop of the temperature../ Turn to the right.

　　注：這些詞與形容詞連用時常用不定冠詞。如：a fair wind 順風

　　4. 表示世上獨一無二的事物前。

　　the sun/earth…

　　注：有形容詞修飾時要加不定冠詞。如：a full moon; a blue sky

　　5. 表示樂器的名詞前

　　6. 用于某些形容詞前表示一類人或物

　　the poor; the rich; the old; the young; the living; the dead; the wounded; the deaf; the blind; the learned; the aged; the unemployed the accused; the elderly…

　　7. 用于復數(shù)姓氏前表示一家人或夫婦二人

　　8. 表示世紀、年代的名詞前

　　in the 20th century; in the 1980s

　　9. 用于序數(shù)詞或形容詞的最高級前; 或有only, very, same, right, just等的名詞前

　　He was the only person who was invited to the ball in his office.

　　10. 介詞by表示計量時，其后表示“時間、長度、體積、面積”

　　Pencils are sold by the dozen.

　　You get paid by the hour.

　　11. 表示“抓、打人的某身體部位”時，身體部位的名詞前要加定冠詞

　　The woman took me by the arm.

　　12. 用于后面帶有修飾語句(介詞短語、不定式短語、分詞短語或定語從句)的名詞前

　　Tokyo is the capital of Japan.

　　He worked in the factory which lies in the east of the city.

　　13. 用于某些 固定短語或句式

　　In the year 2008; in the morning/afternoon; in the beginning; in the end; at the beginning of; at the end of; at the back of; in the middle of; in the center of; in the distance; at the age of; at the foot of; at the top of; on the edge of; by the way; by the end of; in the form of; the other day; be in the habit of; have/form the habit of; take the place of; to the point; on the contrary; on the other hand; for the time being; in the long run; on the decline; on the march

　　二： 專有名詞前加定冠詞的情況

　　1. 用于江河、湖泊、海洋、海峽、海灣、群島、山脈、沙漠等專有名詞前

　　2. 用于由普通名詞和專有名詞構(gòu)成的國家、黨派、組織、機構(gòu)、公共建筑物或歷史古跡等前

　　the United States; the Chinese Communist Party; the World Trade Organization; the Great Wall…

　　3. 用于報刊，雜志、會議、條約、時期、朝代、歷史事件等專有名詞前

　　the People’s Daily; the Times; the Atlantic Pact; the Middle Ages; the Ming Dynasty

　　4. 用于表示民族、國籍的專有名詞前

　　the British; the Chinese

　　零冠詞的用法：

　　1. 復數(shù)名詞、抽象名詞或物質(zhì)名詞表示泛指時

　　Failure is the mother of success.

　　Paper is made from wood.

　　2. 表示季節(jié)、 月份、日期、星期的名詞或表示節(jié)假日的名詞前

　　in spring; on Sunday; in January; on Christmas; …

　　注：in the spring of 2006; the Spring Festival/ the Mid-Autumn Festival

　　3. 表示三餐、體育運動、學科、運輸或通訊方式的名詞前

　　Have breakfast; play basketball; I like English; by bus; by telephone…

　　4. 表示人名、地名、國名、街道名、大學、公園、車站、機場、港口、廣場、橋梁等前

　　注： the University of Toronto; the Philippines; the Netherlands

　　5. 表示職務(wù)、官銜的名詞做表語、同位語、補語時

　　Cook was captain of the ship.

　　The president will come to visit our school.