词组有无the意义大不同(下)遥我们继续讲讲那些因为有无定冠词the而意义不同的相似词组。
7. In case of意为假使;如果;万一;in the case of意为就……来说。 如:
In case of fire,ring the alarm.
如有火灾,按火警铃。
In the case of a physical change no new substance is formed.
就物理变化来说,没有新的物质产生。
8. Other意为另外的人或物,泛指;the other意为(两个中的)另一个,特指。 如:
Show me some others,please.
请给我看一些其它的。
I have two brothers. One is a teacher,the other is a doctor.
我有两个兄弟,一个是老师,一个是医生。
9. People指人;人们,是泛指;作民族解时复数为peoples;the people指遥。 如:
Ten people attended the meeting.
10个人参加了这次会议。
The people,and the people alone,are the motive force in the making of world history.
遥,只有遥,才是创造世界历史的动力。
10. Out of question意为毫无疑问;out of the question意为遥能的;办不到的;不必谈的。 如:
The victory is out of question.
胜利是毫无疑问的。
His coming is out of the question .
他遥能来。
11. Last week(month…)指遥讲话时以前的那个星期(月……);the last week(month…)指到遥为止的以前的一个星期(月……)里。 如:
I had a cold-last week.
我上星期感冒了。
I has had a cold for the last week.
我感冒了一个星期。