民仔 發表於 2009-1-20 21:34:49

the定冠詞省不得

在下面這段和產業買賣有關的英文裡,存在著 4 個錯誤。你看得出來嗎?
  “If you have the intention to sell your flat. Please don't hesitate to call us, we'll offer you hightest selling price.”

  第一個錯誤是句型形式“have the intention to sell”的錯誤;正確的形式是:intend to sell 或 have the intention of selling.

  另外兩個錯誤和標點符號有關。一個是在副詞分句後面不該用句點而用;另一個是應該用句點的地方而不用。

  “If……flat”是條件副詞分句,不可獨立生存,必須依賴後頭的主句“please……us”,才可以成為完整的復雜句(complex sentence)。這樣一來,主句前面的句點,就要改成逗號(,)了。

  另外一個錯誤是兩個主句之間既沒有句點也沒有連接詞,而只有逗號;這種錯誤叫 run-on sentence:

  “……, please don't hesitate to call us, we……”

  這個句子裡的逗號(,)要改為句點(。)才對:

  “……。Please don't hesitate to call us. We……”

  不用句點也可以,但要用恰當的連接詞,如:

  “……, please don't hesitate to call us, as we'll offer you……”

  談了 3 個錯誤,現在來談最後一個錯誤,就是定冠詞( definite article)的消失:

  “We'll offer you highest selling price.”

  習慣上,最高級形容詞(the superlative degree of adjectives)前面要用定冠詞 the.因此,這句話要改為:

  “We'll offer you the highest selling price.”

  必須使用定冠詞的例子

  接下來,順便把其他必須用定冠詞的場合列下,作為參考。

  一 表示世上唯一的事物,如:

  ① the sun; the earth; the sky; the North Pole

  二 當一個名詞被再次提起時,如:

  ② A car knocked against a tree. We can still see the mark on the tree made by the car.

  三 當名詞後面有個修飾作用的短語或分句時,如:

  ③ The girl in red is my sister.

  ④ The thief who stole your wallet yesterday was arrested.

  四 加在某些形容詞前面,以表示某類人或事,如:

  ⑤ The rich often get richer and the poor, poorer.

  ⑥ The doctor lost no time in giving help to the injured.

  ⑦ Don't expect the impossible.

  五 加在某些山川、河流、島嶼、國家名稱之前,如:

  ⑧ the Alps; the Thames; the British Isles; the Philippines; the Atlantic Ocean.

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