The (1) Unit 72
Unit 72
The (1)
О разнице между
the и
a / an смотри Unit 71.
(a)
The...
употребляется, когда речь идет о
чём-то существующем в
единичном экземпляре.
- What is the
highest mountain in the
world?
- Madrid
is
the capital of
Spain.
- The sun
and the moon are
planets.
- The only
news
I like is no news.
(b)
The
используется для:the
ground,
the sea,
the
country,
the countryside.
- On
Saturday
the whole family went
to the country.
- The
ground
was wet and dirty.
- The
sea
looked pale and pink in the
sunset.
- I don't want to
live near
the sea all my
life.
Но, если речь идет о морском
путешествии, то говорят:
go to sea / be at
sea,.
- In his youth
he
went to sea. He spent ten
years at sea altogether.
Сравните: space (а
не the space),
когда подразумевается
космическое
пространство.
- The rocket ship
manoeuvred in
space.
и:
- I
wanted to put the table between the window and the bed but
the
space was too small.
(а не
space)
с
The
используется со словами: the cinema,
the
theater,
the radio, но
television.
- We often go
to
the theater.
- When did you go
to
the cinema last?
- I don't
like
television, I prefer to
listen to the radio.
But my
children watch
television day and
night.
The
обычно не употребляется со словами,
обозначающими приёмы
пищи.
- We
had
dinner
at seven.
- What do you
usually have for
lunch?
A употребляется с самим существительным
meal.
- Lucy
had a meal in
restaurant.
- Sometimes I like
to go to a restaurant and have a nice
meal.
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