當名詞表示抽象意義或表示泛指時,前面不用定冠詞。
finish school (正)學校畢業(yè)
finish the school (誤)
go to work (正)去上班
go to the work (誤)
Rice is grown in the south. (正)南方種水稻 。
The rice is grown in the south. (誤)
一個小女孩每天在街上賣花。
A little girl sells flowers in the street every day. (正)
A little girl sells the flowers in the street every day. (誤)
再如:grow rice (種稻子),grow fruit (種水果), grow flowers (種花),make machines (制造機器),clean streets (掃馬路),drive trucks (開卡車)