2011英语四级语法讲义大全：冠词二

二、定冠词的用法：

1、特指某（些）人或某（些）事物。这是定冠词the的基本用法。如：

Beijing is the capital of China.

The pen on the desk is mine.

2、指谈话双方都知道的人或事物。如：

Where is the teacher?

Open the window, please.

3、指上文提过的人或事物（第二次出现）。如：

There was a chair by the window. On the chair sat a young woman with a baby in her arms.

The baby was thin.

4、用在世界上独一无二的事物前。如：the earth, the moon, the sun.

5、用在序数词和形容词最高级前。（副词最高级前的定冠词可省略）如：

He is always the first to come to school.

Bob is the tallest in his class.

6、用在某些专有名词前（由普通名词构成的专用名词）。如：the Great Wall, the Summer Palace, the Science Museum, the Children’s Palace, the Party等。

7、用在一些习惯用语中。如：on the day, in the morning (afternoon, evening), the day after tomorrow, the day before yesterday, the next year, by the way等。

8、用在江河湖海、山脉前。如：the Yellow River, the Pacific Ocean, the Alps, the Himalayas

9、用在报刊、杂志前。如：the People’s Daily, the Evening Paper, the Times 泰晤士报。

10、表示某一家人要加定冠词。如：

The Browns are at home to receive visitors today. 布朗一家今天要接待客人。

11、用在形容词前，表某一类人。如：the poor, the wounded, the living, the dead, the rich, the sick等。

12、定冠词可以表示一事物内部的某处。如：

The driver always sits in the front of the bus(car).