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| 英语讲义【4】the定冠词省不得 | |
| 作者:佚名 文章来源:不详 点击数 更新时间:2007-4-14 18:13:16 文章录入:admin 责任编辑:admin | |
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在下面这段和产业买卖有关的英文里,存在着 4 个错误。你看得出来吗? “If you have the intention to sell your flat. Please don't hesitate to call us, we'll offer you hightest selling price.” 第一个错误是句型形式“have the intention to sell”的错误;正确的形式是:intend to sell 或 have the intention of selling. 另外两个错误和标点符号有关。一个是在副词分句后面不该用句点而用;另一个是应该用句点的地方而不用。 “If...flat”是条件副词分句,不可独立生存,必须依赖后头的主句“please...us”,才可以成为完整的复杂句(complex sentence)。这样一来,主句前面的句点,就要改成逗号(,)了。 另外一个错误是两个主句之间既没有句点也没有连接词,而只有逗号;这种错误叫 run-on sentence: “..., please don't hesitate to call us, we...” 这个句子里的逗号(,)要改为句点(。)才对: “...。Please don't hesitate to call us. We...” 不用句点也可以,但要用恰当的连接词,如: “..., please don't hesitate to call us, as we'll offer you...” 谈了 3 个错误,现在来谈最后一个错误,就是定冠词( definite article)的消失: “We'll offer you highest selling price.” 习惯上,最高级形容词(the superlative degree of adjectives)前面要用定冠词 the。因此,这句话要改为: “We'll offer you the highest selling price.” 必须使用定冠词的例子 接下来,顺便把其他必须用定冠词的场合列下,作为参考。 ㈠ 表示世上唯一的事物,如: ① the sun; the earth; the sky; the North Pole ㈡ 当一个名词被再次提起时,如: ② A car knocked against a tree. We can still see the mark on the tree made by the car. ㈢ 当名词后面有个修饰作用的短语或分句时,如: ③ The girl in red is my sister. ④ The thief who stole your wallet yesterday was arrested. ㈣ 加在某些形容词前面,以表示某类人或事,如: ⑤ The rich often get richer and the poor, poorer. ⑥ The doctor lost no time in giving help to the injured. ⑦ Don't expect the impossible. ㈤ 加在某些山川、河流、岛屿、国家名称之前,如: ⑧ the Alps; the Thames; the British Isles; the Philippines; the Atlantic Ocean. |
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