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1 / 4 切莫小看定冠词 the 在英语教学中，你可别小看定冠词 the，它的用法真可谓变化无穷，稍一疏忽，便会出错。下面的实例说明 ，有无定冠词 the，意义上竟会有天壤之别。所以在教学中要慎之又慎，决不可掉以轻心而误人子弟。例子是不 胜枚举的，下面仅举一些，以此引起同行们的重视。 time 过了时刻，迟了 behind the time 落在时代后面，不合时 The train is ten minutes behind time. 火车晚点十分钟。 Such books are behind the times. 这种书落后于时代了。 day 在白天 by the day 计日，论日，按日计 They don t work by day but by night. 他们白天不工作，晚上工作。 The bank calculates the interest on bills by the day.银行按日计算帐息。 hand 手工做的 by the hand 搀着（手） Was this tablecloth made by hand? 这块桌台2 / 4 布是用手工做的吗？ He took his grandmother by the hand when they crossed the street. 过马路时，他搀着他祖母（ 的手）。 sea 由海路 by the sea 在海岸上，在海滨 Marco Polo came to China by land and returned to Italy by sea.马可波罗由陆路来 中国，由海 路返回意大利。 My friend spent his holiday in a rest home by the sea. 我朋友在海滨一个招待所度假。 battle 开战 give the battle 打败仗 They decided to give battle to the enemies. 他们决定向敌人开战。 They gave the battle in the end. 他们最后打了败仗。 to sea 去当水手 go to the sea 出海 The boy wanted to go to sea. 这男孩想当水手。 The fisherman went to the sea early in the morning. 这渔夫一大早就出海去了。 to war 交战 3 / 4 go to the war 参军 England want to war with Germany in 1939. 年英国和德国交战。 The two brothers went to the war. 两兄弟从军去了。 case of 如果，万一 in the case of 就来说，至于 You can come to our hospital in case of illness. 你如果有病，可以到我们医院来。 In the case of physical change,no new substance is formed. 就物理变化来说，没有新的物质产生 。 charge of 负责，主管（表示主动） in the charge of 由负责，被主管（表示被动） Dr Bethune was in charge of the operation. 白求恩大夫负责这次手术。 This kindergarten is in the charge of a young girl. 这个幼儿园由一个年轻的姑娘负责。 course of 正在中 in the course of 在的过程中 An international meeting is in course of 4 / 4 preparation. 正在筹备一次国际会议。 New arts have been born in the course of the history of man.在人类历史发展过程中，新的艺术 不断诞生。 future 从今以后 in the future 在将来 In future meetings will start ten minutes earlier. 从今 以后会议要提前十分钟开