[正]I bought the same dictionary as she bought.
[析]在慣用法the same, the only, the very前的定冠詞不可換為不定冠詞。
[誤]The police caught the thief by his arm.
[正]The police caught the thief by the arm.
[析]這是英文表達(dá)法與中文的明顯不同之處，也是初學(xué)者極易忽視之處。在英語中的某些動(dòng)詞，如：catch(抓)，take(拿)，strike (打)，pat(拍)，hit(擊)，hold(握)，pull(拉)…動(dòng)詞后應(yīng)加人，再加介詞on, by, in, with…之后要加定冠詞，再加人體的某一部位。這時(shí)的定冠詞千萬不要換作his, her, their, 等詞。
[誤]He was paid by hour.
[正]He was paid by the hour.
[析]by和計(jì)量單位之間要有定冠詞。這句話應(yīng)譯為：他的工資是按小時(shí)計(jì)算的。
[誤]I went to New York by his car.
[正]I went to New York by car.
[正]I went to New York in his car.
[析]by僅僅與交通工具相連表示應(yīng)用某種工具，而加了別的修飾詞后其前面的介詞也應(yīng)作相應(yīng)的轉(zhuǎn)換。如：by car (坐小汽車)by taxi (坐出租車)by bike (騎自行車)by water (乘船)by air (乘飛機(jī))by sea (乘船)
[誤]Mary began to learn how to play piano when she was three.
[正]Mary began to learn how to play the piano when she was three.
[析]在樂器前要加定冠詞，而在球類游戲之前則不要加冠詞，如：They like to play bridge when they are free. (他們空閑時(shí)愛打橋牌)
[誤]The little boy wanted to go to cinema.
[正]The little boy wanted to go to the cinema.
[析]英語中雖有一些名詞與go to連用時(shí)不加定冠詞，以表示該名詞的內(nèi)涵，如：go to school (上學(xué))，go to bed(睡覺)等，但去看電影則例外，要用go to the cinema.這也是語言的一個(gè)特點(diǎn)。
[誤]I live at 105 the Lake street.
[正]I live at 105 Lake Street.
[析]街道名稱前不用冠詞。
[誤]Next summer holiday I will go to country to live on a farm.
[正]Next summer holiday I will go to the country to live on a farm.
[析]country既作國家講也作鄉(xiāng)村講。作鄉(xiāng)村講時(shí)，一定要加定冠詞，而且只有單數(shù)形式，作國家講時(shí)則可有復(fù)數(shù)形式。如：Japan is a country .Japan, China, India are Asian countries.
[誤]The picture looks better at the distance.
[正]The picture looks better at a distance.
[析]at a distance意為"離開一定距離".而in the distance為"遠(yuǎn)方，遠(yuǎn)處".這樣常用的詞組有：
as a rule (照例)
in a hurry (匆忙)
in the morning/afternoon (上/下午)
in the sun (在陽光下)
in the rain (雨中)
in the same way (同樣)
in the shade (在陰涼處)
in the day time (白天)
in the end (最終)
on the other hand (換句話說)
on the contrary (相反)
[誤]The little boy and girl walk along the street a hand in a hand.
[正]The little boy and girl walk along the street hand in hand.
[析]這是英語中的習(xí)慣用法，如：
bit by bit (逐漸)
day after (by) day (一天又一天)
day and night (日日夜夜)
face to face (面對面)
from A to Z (自始至終)
from time to time (再三)
hand in hand (手拉手)
shoulder by shoulder (肩并肩)
(三) 例題解析
1 Mr Li is___ old worker.
A a B an C some D /
[答案]B.
[析]an用于元音音素開始的單詞前。
2 English is___ useful language in ___ world.
A an, the B a, the C the, / D /,the
[答案]B.
[析]因useful的第一個(gè)音素是[j],它是輔音音素。
3 What ___ interesting book it is?
A a B an C the D /
[答案]B.
[析]這是感嘆句，因?yàn)橐频皆话憔淝懊娴膹?qiáng)調(diào)部分中有可數(shù)名詞book,所以應(yīng)加冠詞，而interesting的第一音素是元音所以要加an.
4 He will be back in ___ hour.
A / B the C a D an
[答案]D.
[析]因hour的首字母h不發(fā)音。
5 There is ___ map in the classroom. ___ map is on the wall.
A a, A B the, The C a, The D the ,A
[答案]C.
[析]在文章中首次提到某人或某物時(shí)用不定冠詞，而第二次再提到該物或人時(shí)應(yīng)用定冠詞。
6 Look at___ picture! There's___ house in it.
A a ,a B the, the C a, the D the, a
[答案]D.
[析]雖然是第一次提到，但在句中的語言是讓對方看某一特定的圖畫，所以應(yīng)選擇D.
7 There is ___ orange in the bottle.
A a B an C the D /
[答案]D.
[析]這里的orange是指桔汁而不是一個(gè)個(gè)的桔子。
8 Beijing is ___ capital of our country.
A the B an C / D a
[答案]A.
[析]capital之后有of結(jié)構(gòu)則要用定冠詞。
9 If you work hard at English, you'll get ___ "A" in the test.
A an B / C the D a
[答案]A.
[析]因字母A的第一音素是元音。
10 He usually goes to school on ___ foot.
A a B an C the D /
[答案]D.
[析]on foot意為走路上學(xué)，是習(xí)慣用法。