【問(wèn)】 《新編英語(yǔ)語(yǔ)法》(上)(P.115)在講到不定冠詞的用法時(shí)說(shuō):“籠統(tǒng)指某人或某物,但不具體說(shuō)明何人何物(名詞帶有描繪性修飾語(yǔ)時(shí),僅把意義范圍縮小) 例如:I met an old man on my way here.A book I want has been acquired by the library.”讀了以上...[繼續(xù)閱讀]

    a(an)的位置【問(wèn)】 不定冠詞a(an)是否永遠(yuǎn)位于名詞短語(yǔ)的最前端,如a particularly able person?【答】 一般說(shuō)來(lái),不定冠詞a(an)應(yīng)當(dāng)放在名詞短語(yǔ)的最前端。但是,有幾種例外的情況。第一,當(dāng)名詞短語(yǔ)中含有so,as,too,how這樣的詞時(shí),不定冠詞a(...[繼續(xù)閱讀]

    a clerk and secretary/a clerk and a secretary【問(wèn)】 (1) A clerk and secretary are needed. (TOEFL)(2) A clerk and a secretary is enough for such a small office as ours. (TOEFL)為什么在句(1)中secretary之前不加不定冠詞是錯(cuò)誤的,而在句(2)中加上不定冠詞又是錯(cuò)誤的呢?【答...[繼續(xù)閱讀]

    an education【問(wèn)】 不可數(shù)名詞不能帶不定冠詞,這是我初學(xué)英語(yǔ)時(shí)就牢記的英語(yǔ)語(yǔ)法規(guī)則。但是我卻遇到了下面的句子,使我迷惑不解:She has had an education.【答】 有些不可數(shù)名詞,單獨(dú)使用時(shí)不能帶不定冠詞,但是,加上定語(yǔ)后,就可以帶不...[繼續(xù)閱讀]

    a joke【問(wèn)】 Whether we find a joke funny or not largely depends on where we have been brought up.The sense of humour is mysteriously bound up with national characteristics. A French-man,for instance,might find it hard to laugh at a Russian joke. In the same...[繼續(xù)閱讀]

    a lamp【問(wèn)】 The gas-filled tungsten filament lamp is more of a furnace than a lamp. Since it uses ninety per cent of the power to produce unwanted heat and uses only ten percent to makelight.[原譯]這種充氣鎢絲燈與其說(shuō)是一盞燈,不如說(shuō)是一個(gè)火爐。因?yàn)樗娜?0%的電能去...[繼續(xù)閱讀]

    a medicine【問(wèn)】 ...but a medicine that had worked so well in one form of illness would surely be of equalbenefit in another... (New Concept English,Book 4,P. 115)[原譯]……但是一瓶從前對(duì)某一種疾病曾經(jīng)起過(guò)這樣良好作用的藥,肯定會(huì)對(duì)另一種疾病同樣有益……(中譯...[繼續(xù)閱讀]

    a Mr Green【問(wèn)】____called just now,but he didnt mention his full name.A. Mr Green B. The Mr GreenC.A Mr Green D.That Mr Green(大學(xué)生英語(yǔ)競(jìng)賽題)我不明白為什么正確答案為C(A Mr Green)?【答】 如果不加不定冠詞a,則表明Mr Green是說(shuō)話人所認(rèn)識(shí)的一個(gè)人。加了不...[繼續(xù)閱讀]

    a Norwegian【問(wèn)】 (1) Nancy wants to marry a Norwegian.(2) John wants to fly an aeroplane over the North Pole.有人說(shuō),上面兩個(gè)句子是歧義句,句(1)沒(méi)有表明Nancy本人腦海里是否有一個(gè)具體的挪威人,而句(2)沒(méi)有表明an aeroplane是指John本人已知的一架飛機(jī),還是...[繼續(xù)閱讀]

    a U. S. A. car【問(wèn)】a U. S. A. car,an M. P.為什么元音字母u前用不定冠a,而在輔音字母m前反而用不定冠詞an?【答】 如同在a history與an hour中那樣,使用a還是使用an,完全取決于詞開(kāi)首音素的讀音而不取決于詞的拼寫(xiě)形式,在以元音音素開(kāi)首的詞...[繼續(xù)閱讀]