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Phrases of time
有些时间短语必须用“the”
Dates: the 25th of December / December the 25th
Parts of the day: in the afternoon, in the evening, in the morning ( but at night, at lunchtime)
Decades or Centuries: the 1980s, the 21st century
另外一些时间短语不用“the”North-west Inida, Northern Europe
但是如果我们指的是对于一个地区的方位或方向就要加上“the”
in the east of the country, in the south of Italy, on the coast
大多数路,街,公园,桥梁,商店,酒店不用加“the”(raods, streets, parks, bridges, shops, restaurants)
Central Park, Oxford Street, Tower Bridge
但是有命名的剧院,电影院,旅馆,画廊,博物馆加“the”(names of theatres, cinemas, hotels, galleries, museums)
the Hermitage, the National Theatre, the Odeon, the Ritz
特别的山和湖不加“the”
Lake Victoria, Mount Everest
山脉,河流,海洋,运河要加“the”
the Atlantic, the Yangtze River, the Himalayas, the Panama Canal
Years or Seasons: in 2002, in summer
Months or Days: in August, on Friday, see you tomorrow
2 Place names
国家,大洲,岛屿,洲,省,城市前不加“the”(countries, continents, islands, states, provinces, town, cities)
in Asia, to Sydney from Texas in Turkey in Britain in America
例外情况
the Netherlands, the UK, the USA, the Arab World (可以发现国家名作为缩写的话要加“the”)
如果我们指的是一个地区(region)那么我们不需要用“the”。