英语语法:a与an的用法详解(在线收听

   【用法归纳】

  1.一(个,件,…):
  He had a book under his arm.他手臂下夹着一本书。
  He was a boy from a poor home. 他是来自穷苦家庭的孩子。
  I saw a girl watering the flowers. 我看见一个女孩在浇花。
  Anna had a boy friend named James. 安娜有个男朋友名叫詹姆斯。
  He arrived half an hour ago. 他是半小时前到达的。
  He is an able man. 他是一个能干的人。
  Give him an inch and he will take a mile. 他会得寸进尺。
  The book is based on an actual case. 这书是根据一个实际案例写的。
  He decided to put an advertisement in the newspapers. 他决定在报上登一份广告。
  2.任何…都:
  A bird has wings. 鸟有翅膀。
  A square has four sides. 正方形有四条边。
  A dog is an animal. 狗是动物。
  3.每(一):
  He comes home once a week. 他每周回一次家。
  The doctor told him to bathe his eyes twice a day. 医生让他每天洗两次眼睛。
  The ducks were force-fed several times a day. 这种鸭子每天强行喂食好几次。
  4.某,某一个:
  A Mr. Black just came to see you. 刚才一个叫布莱克先生的人来看你。
  The house next door has been bought by a Mr Jones. 隔壁的房子被一个叫琼斯的先生的人买下了。
  【考点说明】
  1. 用 a 还是用an:一般说来,在辅音或半元音开头的词前用a,而在元音开头的词前用an。注意:有些以元音字母开头的单词,由于第一个音不是元音而是辅音,其前仍用a而不用an。
  2. 单数可数名词若泛指,其前需加 a / an,不要从汉语习惯出发,漏掉此不定冠词,如不能说Her father is famous film poet.(应在is加a)
  3.不能与指示代词、物主代词、名词所有格等连用,如不说 my a good friend,可改说 a good friend of mine。
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