不定冠词

第二章、不定冠词

 

1. 不定冠词指任何一类人、动物或事物

An ocean is bigger than a sea. 洋比海大。
A car must be insured. 汽车一定要上保险。

2. 不定冠词表示某个人或物

There is a Mr Bush to see you. 有位布什先生要见你。
English is a useful tool in our communication.
英语是我们交流中一种有用的工具。

3. 不定冠词用在某些数字表示的短语中

a million years一百万年	a score of people 二十人
a dozen eggs 一打鸡蛋	a thousand people 一千人

4. 不定冠词用在价格、速度、比率等短语中

5 pence a dozen 5便士一打	60 kilometers an hour 每小时六十公里
twice an hour 每小时两次	forty hours a week 每星期40小时

5. 不定冠词用于某些习语

a long time 很长时间	a few 有几个
a little 有一点	get a grip of 掌握
in a wordord 总而言之	in a temper 生气
keep an eye on 照看	have a gallop 快马加
take a walk 散步	at a loss 不知所措
have a try 试一下	make a fool of… 捉弄……
all of a sudden 突然	on a large scale 大规模地
make a racket 大声喧哗	in a hurry 急忙
want a go 试一下	as a matter of fact 事实上
take a break 休息一下	take a bow 谢幕
as a rule 通常	put an end to 结束
as a result 因此	as a whole 一般地说
come to an end 结束	have a good time 玩得痛快
with a view to 为了	with a will 决心
have a cold 患感冒	it's a pity that ... 真可惜
in a way 有些	have a rest 休息一会儿
make a living 谋生	have a word with 与……谈话
make a fire 生火	make a fortune 发财
make a study of 研究	take an interest in 对……感兴趣