冠詞之差 意義有別

　　英語中有不少詞組，從形式看好象只有冠詞之差，而實際上卻是意義完全不同的新詞組。現(xiàn)采擷數(shù)例，以引起讀者的注意：

　　1. in front of 在……(外)的前面

　　in the front of 在……(內(nèi))的前面

　　There’s a garden in front of the classroom.

　　There’s a blackboard in the front of the classroom.

　　2. in charge of 掌管;負責

　　in the charge of 在……負責之下

　　An experienced worker is in charge of the project.

　　The project is in the charge of an experienced worker.

　　3. at table 在用飯;吃飯時

　　at the table 在桌旁

　　He seldom talks at table.

　　They sat at the table, talking and laughing.

　　4. by day 白天;日間

　　by the day 按日計

　　He works in an office by day.

　　Cleaning women in big cities get paid by the day.

　　5. take place 發(fā)生;舉行

　　take the place 代替;接替

　　When did this conversation take place?

　　Electric train has now taken the place of steam trains in England.

　　6. in words 用言語

　　in a word 總之

　　Please express your thought in words.

　　In a word, I don’t trust you.

　　7. at times 有時;不時

　　at a time 一次

　　I do feel a little nervous at times.

　　Pass me the bricks two at a time.

　　8. little 少;不多的

　　a little 一些;一點點

　　Hurry up, there’s little time left.

　　Don’t hurry, you still have a little time.

　　9. few 很少;幾乎沒有的

　　a few 有些;幾個

　　He is a man of few words.

　　Only a few of the children can read.

　　10.a most interesting 非常有趣的

　　the most interesting 最有趣的(形容詞的最高級)

　　This is a most interesting story.

　　This is the most interesting story of the three.

　　11.a doctor and nurse 一位醫(yī)生兼護士

　　a doctor and a nurse 一位醫(yī)生和一位護士

　　A doctor and nurse is standing there.

　　A doctor and a nurse are standing there.

　　12.A number of 許多;好些

　　the number of …(的)數(shù)目

　　A number of students are in the classroom.

　　The number of students in the classroom is forty.