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。
1.behind 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。
2.by 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。
3.by hand 手工做的
by the hand 搀着（手）
Was this tablecloth made by hand? 这块桌台布是用手工做的吗？
He took his grandmother by the hand when they crossed the street. 过马路时，他搀着他祖母（ 的手）。
4.by 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。
5.give 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。
6.go 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。
7.go to war 交战
go to the war 参军
England want to war with Germany in 1939. １９３９年英
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