2012年托福考试语法冠词的基本用法（3）

2012年托福考试语法冠词的基本用法（3）

Institutions: school, prison, university, church, home, hospital

　　和以上机构连用时我们不用定冠词“the”

　　My sister had to stay in hospital overnight.外语学习网

　　然而，如果我们指的是这个建筑，我们就要用“the”

　　Our flat is opposite the hospital.

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”

　　Years or Seasons: in 2002, in summer

　　Months or Days: in August, on Friday, see you tomorrow