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英语零冠词的用法说明

2009-09-05来源:和谐英语

四、用于复数名词前

复数名词表示类别时,通常用零冠词:

Teachers should be respected. 教师应该受到尊重。

泛指不定量的人或物,也用零冠词:

We are students of Class Five. 我们是五班的学生。

【注】若特指,复数名词前应用定冠词:

The teachers should attend the meeting 教师应参加会议。

 

五、用于单数可数名词前

单数可数名词前用零冠词,主要有以下情况:

(1) 用于表示家庭成员或 nurse, cook, teacher 等名词前:

Mother is not at home. 妈妈不在家。

Ask nurse to put the child to bed. 叫保姆抱孩子到床上去睡觉。

Teacher was satisfied with our work. 老师对我们的工作很满意。

(2) 用于动词 turn(变成),go(变成)后作表语的名词通常用零冠词:

He was a teacher before he turned writer. 他在成为作家之前是教师。

He has gone socialist. 他成了社会主义者。

(3) 在让步状语从句的倒装句式中,单数可数名词前通常用零冠词:

Child as he is, he knows a lot. 他虽然是个孩子,但已经很懂事了。

Teacher though he is, he can’t know everything. 他虽然是老师,但也不可能什么都懂。

(4) 单数可数名词用作呼语,通常用零冠词:

How is she, doctor? 医生,她怎么样?

Can you drive me to the station, driver? 司机,请送我去车站,好吗?

(5) 在某些独立结构中通常用零冠词:

The teacher came in, book in hand. 老师走了进来,手里拿著书。

He was sitting in the chair, pipe in mouth. 他坐在椅子上,嘴里叼着烟斗。

(6) 在“(a) kind [sort] of+名词”这一结构中,名词通常用零冠词:

This kind of book is very interesting. 这种书很有趣。

He is the sort of person I really dislike. 他这种人我真不喜欢。

【注】注意以下两句在含义上的差别:

What kind of car is it? 这是什么牌子的车?

What kind of a car is it? 这种车质量如何?

(8) 当单数可数名词含义抽象化具有形容词意味时,通常用零冠词:

The man was more animal than man. 那个人与其说是人,不如说是畜生。

I was fool enough to accept his offer. 我接受他的提议真是太傻了。

Are you man enough for this dangerous job? 你有勇气做这项危险的工作吗?