在前面几天，我们接触了冠词的基本用法和一些特殊表达。可是，关于冠词，还有一些你可能会遗漏的细碎知识点。不要害怕，再细小的知识点也有巧妙的理解方法。
比如说，小编就很喜欢靠写故事来理解语法。（想必大家早就发现了这一点）。
那我们就来看看，下面的小故事能带给我们哪些知识点呢？
There are two interesting types of people in Mary’s life: the bookish (书呆子的) and the boorish (粗鲁的).
The bookish tend to label (贴标签) and describe all kinds of things in their lives. It’s no surprise when you hear the following statement (声明):
“A baby is a developing human being; a dog is a four-legged and loyal animal; a laptop is a portable (便携的) and emotionless brain.”
Sometimes their statements can be a little unpleasant, but that’s just the way they are.
Then there are the boorish. Unlike the bookish, they tend to use their fists to deal with things. They hit you on the head when you annoy them and they pat (轻拍) you on the shoulder when they like you.
Do Mary’s bookish friends and boorish friends get along (相处融洽)? No, they don’t.
Mary 的人生好神奇，两类截然相反的人格都可以和她做朋友。
- 大家注意两种不同类型的人在文中是怎样表达的: the + 形容词。
也就是说，这种结构可以用来表示一类人或一类物。除了文中提到的以外，一些更常用的还有：the wounded (受伤的人), the old (老人), the unknown(未知的事物)。
- Mary 的 bookish friends 很喜欢给不同的东西贴标签。在他们的话语里，常出现“a baby is…”, “a dog is…”等句子。
这是因为，a + 名词单数 可以表示类别，比如 A car is more expensive than a bike, 就是说汽车比自行车昂贵。
- 此外，小短文还体现了一个关于the 的特殊用法：那就是the+ 人的身体部位，表示某种作用力施加在人的某个部位上。
比如说，文中讲到，Mary的粗鲁朋友经常hit you on the head (打你的头)，
或 pat you on the shoulder (轻轻拍打你的肩膀)。
以上就是所有的知识点啦。在做练习之前，大家如果想补充一些形容性格的单词，请见下方：
一大波“人格”来袭：
the cunning (“老奸巨猾型”), the domineering (“爱当领导型”), the sheepish (小绵羊型), the dovish (和平鸽型), the dreamer type (爱做梦型), the dreamy/charming (迷人型)…
小练习
An apple fell from the tree and hit him on ____ head.
A. a
B. the
C. /
___ adult is someone over 18 years old.
A. An
B. The
C. /
He believes that ______ young represent the future of our nation.
A. a
B. the
C. many
考试真题
关于冠词的特殊用法，在高考中也时有出现，比如：
It is generally accepted that a boy must learn to stand up and fight like a man. (全国高考，2011)
Being able to afford a drink would be a comfort in those tough days. (山东高考，2012)
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