the CET4 TEM4

• 1. 

  DET You use the at the beginning of noun groups to refer to someone or something that you have already mentioned or identified. 用于名词词组前，指前面已经提及的人或物

  例：

  Six of the 38 people were U.S. citizens.

  那38人中有6个是美国公民。

• 2. 

  DET You use the at the beginning of a noun group when the first noun is followed by an "of" phrase or a clause which identifies the person or thing. 当名词后接(of)词组或表明身份的从句时，该名词前用(the)

  例：

  There has been a slight increase in the consumption of meat.

  肉类消费略微增加。

• 3. 

  DET You use the in front of some nouns that refer to something in our general experience of the world. 用于某些表示人们共同经历的名词前

  例：

  It's always hard to speculate about the future.

  推测未来总是很难的。

• 4. 

  DET You use the in front of nouns that refer to people, things, services, or institutions that are associated with everyday life. 用于表示与日常生活有关的人、事物、服务或机构的名词前

  例：

  The doctor's on his way.

  医生正在路上。

• 5. 

  DET You use the instead of a possessive determiner, especially when you are talking about a part of someone's body or a member of their family. 用于代替所有格限定词，尤其用于谈论身体部位或家庭成员

  例：

  "How's the family?"—"Just fine, thank you."

  “家里人好吗？”—“很好，谢谢。”

• 6. 

  DET You use the in front of a singular noun when you want to make a general statement about things or people of that type. 用于单数名词前，指某一类人或事物

  例：

  An area in which the computer has made considerable strides in recent years is in playing chess.

  近年来计算机取得重大进展的一个领域是国际象棋。

• 7. 

  DET You use the with the name of a musical instrument when you are talking about someone's ability to play the instrument. 用于乐器名称前，谈论某人是否会演奏该乐器

  例：

  Did you play the piano as a child?

  你小时候弹钢琴吗？

• 8. 

  DET You use the with nationality adjectives and nouns to talk about the people who live in a country. 与表示国籍的形容词和名词连用，指该国国民

  例：

  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，都是根据结果来评判经济政策的好坏。

• 9. 

  DET You use the with words such as "rich," "poor," "old," or "unemployed" to refer to all people of a particular type. 表示一类人

  例：

  Conditions for the poor in Los Angeles have not improved.

  洛杉矶穷人的生活条件还未改善。

• 10. 

  DET If you want to refer to a whole family or to a married couple, you can make their surname into a plural and use the in front of it. 用于姓氏的复数形式前，表示一家人或一对夫妇

  例：

  The Taylors decided that they would employ an architect to do the work.

  泰勒夫妇决定雇个建筑师来做这个工作。

• 11. 

  DET You use the in front of an adjective when you are referring to a particular thing that is described by that adjective. 用于形容词前表示该形容词描绘的事物

  例：

  He knows he's wishing for the impossible.

  他知道自己在企盼不可能的事。

• 12. 

  DET You use the to indicate whether or not you have enough of the thing mentioned for a particular purpose. 表示所提及的东西是否有足够的量

  例：

  She may not have the money to maintain or restore her property.

  她也许没有足够的钱来保留或维修自己的房产。

• 13. 

  DET You use the with some titles, place names, and other names. 和称呼、地名等名称连用

  例：

  ...the Seattle Times.

  …《西雅图时报》。

  例：

  ...the White House.

  …白宫。

  例：

  ...The Great Gatsby.

  …《了不起的盖茨比》。

• 14. 

  DET You use the in front of numbers such as first, second, and third. 用于序数词前

  例：

  The meeting should take place on the fifth of May.

  会议应于5月5日举行。

• 15. 

  DET You use the in front of numbers when they refer to decades. 用于表示年代的数字前

  例：

  It's sometimes hard to imagine how bad things were in the thirties.

  有的时候很难想像三十年代的情况有多糟。

• 16. 

  DET You use the in front of superlative adjectives and adverbs. 用于形容词或副词最高级前

  例：

  Brisk daily walks are still the best exercise for young and old alike.

  每天快步走对老老少少来说仍然是最好的锻炼方式。

• 17. 

  DET You use the in front of each of two comparative adjectives or adverbs when you are describing how one amount or quality changes in relation to another. 用于两个形容词或副词的比较级前，表示其中一个随另一个发生数量或性质的变化

  例：

  The longer the therapy goes on, the more successful it will be.

  治疗的时间越长，疗效就越好。

• 18. 

  DET When you express rates, prices, and measurements, you can use the to say how many units apply to each of the items being measured. (表示速度、价格或计量) 每

  例：

  ...cars that get more miles to the gallon.

  …每加仑汽油能多行驶几英里的汽车。

• 19. 

  DET You use the to indicate that something or someone is the most famous, important, or best thing of its kind. In spoken English, you put more stress on it, and in written English, you often underline it or write it in capitals or italics. 表示某人或某物是最有名的、最重要的或最好的；口语中需要重读，书面语中常加下划线或用大写或斜体

  例：

  The circus is the place to be this Saturday or Sunday.

  马戏团是这周六或周日的最佳去处。