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课件网) Unit 2 Success Lesson 3 Getting to the top Grammar: Articles To learn about and practise articles Learning objective 1. Why do Olympic athletes push themselves to _____ limits 2. I miss _____ birthday parties, ruin family holidays and skip nights out. 3. “We’re worried about you,” said my friend from across _____ table. 4. Don’t they know how hard it is to be at _____ top in sport 5. …because I was too busy hiring a car in downtown _____ Johannesburg. 6. I was born with an enormous amount of _____ drive and determination. 7. I was _____ only girl in a rugby club of 250 boys. 8. But if your dream is to be _____ best and reach the winner’s platform, you had better be totally committed to your sport. Complete the sentences with definite article the or zero articles. / the the the / / the the Find examples for the rules about definite article the and zero articles from the sentences above. We use the definite article the: when there is only one of something (e.g. the top). when we refer to something unique (e.g. _____) for superlatives (e.g. _____). for known things that do not need to be introduced or explained (e.g. _____). for certain idioms (e.g. _____). the only girl the best aross the table; put the limit the sacrifices We use the zero article: with proper nouns, i.e. the names of people and places (e.g. _____). with plural countable nouns referring to things in general (e.g. _____). with uncountable nouns referring to something in general (e.g. _____). Johannesburg birthday parties drive 一、不定冠词a(an) 1. 主要用在可数名词单数前，表示： 1)“一个”(意思接近one)。如： He is an Englishman, with an Irish wife. 2)“某一个”(= a certain, 仍可译为“一个”)。如： We arrived in England on a cold wet Sunday in 1963. 3) 某类人或物。如： Ben doesn't seem to be a particularly able person. 冠词 2. 用在抽象名词或物质名词前, 表示“一种, 一类”等。 如： What a shame he couldn't be there to receive the prize! Most plants won't grow in a soil that contains too much sand. 3. 用在序数词前，表示序数词并无与其他事物一一排比的 含义。如： Can you give me a second chance 4. 用在专有名词前，表示“一位，一个，某位，某个”或“……式的人”。如： There's a Mr. Alex Murray asking to see you. He is being described as a young Albert Einstein. 5. 用在某些固定短语中，如all of a sudden, as a matter of fact, as a result, for a while, at a disadvantage。 二、定冠词the 用于特指一定的人或事物或上下文提到的人或事物 用在表示世界上独一无二的事物的名词前 用在由普通名词构成的专有名词前以及表示江、河、湖、海、山川、群岛等的名词前。 用在序数词前、形容词最高级前或用于特指“两者中较……的一个” 用在表示姓氏的复数名词前，指全家人或全家人中的一些人，如夫妇俩 用在表示年代、朝代、时代的名词前 用在某些固定短语中，如to tell the truth, by the way, on the contrary, in the middle of 三、零冠词 名词前有this, that, these, those, some, no或形容词性物主代词时用零冠词 用在表示季节、月份、星期、节日、一日三餐的名词前，以及表示体育运动 ... ...
