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the是什么意思、the怎么读
读音：[ðə , ði]
[ðə , ði]
the 基本解释
art. 指已提到或易领会到的人或事物; 指独一无二的、正常的或不言而喻的人或事物; 解说时用
the 词组短语
- running with the land
- running with the reversion
- flight from the dollar
- floating of the dollar
- curing of the mortar
- accounting for the estate income
- below-the-line
- state-of-the-art facility
- in the black
- in the red
the 详细解释
definite article
- （指已提到或易领会到的人或事物）
used to refer to sb/sth that has already been mentioned or is easily understood- There were three questions. The first two were relatively easy but the third one was hard.
有三个问题。头两个相对容易，第三个困难。 - There was an accident here yesterday. A car hit a tree and the driver was killed.
昨天这里发生了一起事故。一辆小轿车撞到树上，驾车的人死了。 - The heat was getting to be too much for me.
天气热得快让我受不了了。 - The nights are getting longer.
夜越来越长。
- There were three questions. The first two were relatively easy but the third one was hard.
- （指独一无二的、正常的或不言而喻的人或事物）
used to refer to sb/sth that is the only, normal or obvious one of their kind- the Mona Lisa
《蒙娜丽莎》 - the Nile
尼罗河 - the Queen
女王 - What's the matter?
怎么回事？ - The phone rang.
电话铃响了。 - I patted her on the back.
我拍了拍她的背。 - How's the (= your) baby?
宝宝好吗？
- the Mona Lisa
- （解说时用）
used when explaining which person or thing you mean- the house at the end of the street
街尽头的房子 - The people I met there were very friendly.
我在那里遇到的人很友善。 - It was the best day of my life.
这是我一生中最美好的一天。 - You're the third person to ask me that.
你是第三个问我那件事的人。 - Friday the thirteenth
十三号，星期五 - Alexander the Great
亚历山大大帝
- the house at the end of the street
- （用以泛指）
used to refer to a thing in general rather than a particular example- He taught himself to play the violin.
他自学拉小提琴。 - The dolphin is an intelligent animal.
海豚是聪明的动物。 - They placed the African elephant on their endangered list.
他们把非洲大象列为濒危动物。 - I heard it on the radio.
我从收音机里听到了这件事。 - I'm usually out during the day.
白天我通常不在家。
- He taught himself to play the violin.
- （与形容词连用，指事物或统称的人）
used with adjectives to refer to a thing or a group of people described by the adjective- With him, you should always expect the unexpected.
在他身上你应随时料到有意想不到的事情发生。 - the unemployed
失业者 - the French
法国人
- With him, you should always expect the unexpected.
- （用于姓氏的复数形式前，指家庭或夫妇）
used before the plural of sb's last name to refer to a whole family or a married couple- Don't forget to invite the Jordans.
别忘了邀请乔丹一家。
- Don't forget to invite the Jordans.
- （指特定用途的事物）足够，恰好
enough of sth for a particular purpose- I wanted it but I didn't have the money.
我想买那东西，但钱不够。
- I wanted it but I didn't have the money.
- （与计量单位连用）每，一
used with a unit of measurement to mean ‘every’- My car does forty miles to the gallon.
我的车每加仑汽油跑四十英里。 - You get paid by the hour.
你领的是时薪。
- My car does forty miles to the gallon.
- （与时间单位连用）当前的，本，此
used with a unit of time to mean ‘the present’- Why not have the dish of the day?
为什么不吃今天的精选菜？ - She's flavour of the month with him.
她是他眼下的红人。
- Why not have the dish of the day?
- （重读，表示所指的为知名或重要的人或事物）
used, stressing the , to show that the person or thing referred to is famous or important- Sheryl Crow? Not the Sheryl Crow?
雪瑞尔∙克劳？而不是大名鼎鼎的雪瑞尔∙克劳？ - At that time London was the place to be.
那时候伦敦是不可不去的地方。
- Sheryl Crow? Not the Sheryl Crow?
the 习惯用语
definite article
- （用以表示两个事物按照同一程度变化）越…越，愈…愈
used to show that two things change to the same degree- The more she thought about it, the more depressed she became.
她越想这事越沮丧。 - The less said about the whole thing, the happier I'll be.
对整个事情议论得越少，我越高兴。
- The more she thought about it, the more depressed she became.
the more, less, etc.…, the more, less, etc.…
the 双语例句
- 1、
A waiter came and hovered. John caught my look and we both got up and, ignoring the waiter, made our way to the buffet
一个侍者走了过来，候在附近。约翰领会了我的眼神，我们两个都站了起来，没有理睬那个侍者，朝自助餐台走去。 - 2、
Six of the 38 people were Russian citizens.
38个人中有6个是俄罗斯公民。 - 3、
there has been a slight increase in the consumption of meat
肉类消费量略有增长。 - 4、
Of the 9,660 cases processed last year, only 10 per cent were totally rejected.
去年受理的9,660宗案件中，只有10%被完全驳回。 - 5、
It's always hard to speculate about the future
未来一向很难预测。 - 6、
Amy sat outside in the sun
埃米坐在外面太阳底下。 - 7、
He lay in the darkness, pretending to sleep.
他躺在黑暗中，假装睡觉。 - 8、
the doctor's on his way
医生正在路上。 - 9、
Who was that on the phone?
刚才打电话的是谁啊？ - 10、
You're old enough to travel on the train by yourself
你长大了，能一个人坐火车了。 - 11、
they have a generator when the electricity fails
他们有一台发电机，以备停电时所需。 - 12、
Four executive journalists were detained for questioning by the police today
警察今天拘留了4名执行记者进行讯问。 - 13、
He took a can of beer from the fridge.
他从冰箱里取出一罐啤酒。 - 14、
'How's the family?' — 'Just fine, thank you.'
“家里人都好吧？”——“都好，谢谢。” - 15、
I patted him on the head
我拍了拍他的头。 - 16、
She took Gill by the hand.
她拉起吉尔的手。 - 17、
An area in which the computer has made considerable strides in recent years is in playing chess
近年来，计算机应用取得长足进步的一个领域是国际象棋。 - 18、
Did you play the piano as a child?
你小时候弹过钢琴吗？ - 19、
the Japanese, Americans, and even the French and Germans, judge economic policies by results.
日本人、美国人，甚至法国人和德国人，都依据结果来评判经济政策的好坏。 - 20、
Conditions for the poor in Los Angeles have not improved.
洛杉矶穷人的境况仍未得到改善。 - 21、
the Taylors decided that they would employ an architect to do the work.
泰勒家决定雇个建筑师来干这个活。 - 22、
He knows he's wishing for the impossible
他清楚他在期盼一件不可能发生的事。 - 23、
She may not have the money to maintain or restore her property
她可能没有足够的钱来维护或修葺她的房产。 - 24、
the company was alleged to have leaked the news to the Daily Mail.
据称，那家公司将消息透露给了《每日邮报》。 - 25、
It's sometimes hard to imagine how bad things were in the thirties.
有时很难想象30年代的日子有多么困难。 - 26、
Brisk daily walks are still the best exercise for young and old alike
不管年轻人还是老人，每天快步行走仍是最好的锻炼方式。 - 27、
the longer you have been in shape in the past, the quicker you will regain fitness in future
过去健美身形保持的时间越长，将来身材恢复得就越快。 - 28、
New Japanese cars averaged 13 km to the litre in 1981
1981年，新型的日产汽车平均每升汽油能跑13千米。 - 29、
Camden Market is the place to be on a Saturday or Sunday
卡姆登市场是周末的最佳去处。