不用冠詞的情況
1) 表示獨一無二的職務(wù)、身份前一般不用冠詞。如:
Elizabeth II, Queen of England 英國女王伊麗莎白二世
He was elected chairmen of the committee.他當(dāng)選為協(xié)會主席。
2) 表示球類、棋類的運動項目不加冠詞。如:
play football 踢足球 play chess下象棋
3) 在一日三餐名詞前不用冠詞。如:
have breakfast/lunch/supper 吃早飯/午飯/晚飯
4) 交通工具名詞前不用冠詞
by car坐汽車 by ship 坐船
by plane坐飛機 on foot 步行
5) 在一些地點的名詞,如:bed, church, school, hospital,home, work等。當(dāng)人們?nèi)ミ@些地方做在這些地方應(yīng)該做的事時,不加冠詞。
go home回家 go to school去上學(xué) go to church去教堂祈禱
in hospital住院 go to work上班
注:如果在上述詞組前面加上定冠詞the,可以表示去這些場所做其他的事情。如:
He came to the school to speak to the headmaster.他來學(xué)校和校長談話。
He went to the church to see the carvings.他去教堂看雕刻。
His mother is in hospital and he has been in the hospital to take care of her.
他媽媽生病住院了,他就一直在醫(yī)院里面照顧她。