第一讲：冠词概要.ppt

图文标题中可以省略冠词 Fig.2-1 (The) Effect of (the) ammeter resistance on (the) current in (a) circuit. 可数名词单数泛指时省略不定冠词 Ohm first discovered the relationship between current, voltage and resistance. English for Science and Technology English for Science and Technology English for Science and Technology Lecture 1 Guidelines for Article Usage * * English for Science and Technology Articles （冠词） Dialogues of Articles: Indefinite articles: a/ an Definite article: the Zero article: without any article * * English for Science and Technology 1. 名词前加冠词的情况 不定冠词：泛指的普通单数可数名词 A typical room has a height of two to three meters. A computer system consists of a computer and some peripherals. Chemists measure mass on a balance. These chemicals properties can be observed when a substance undergoes a chemical reaction. * * English for Science and Technology a or an ? --第一个音素是否为元音 Here is an experiment. There are sixty minutes in an hour. This is an n-value function. A magnet has an S pole and an N pole. This a unit. An 8-volt battery shoud be used here. * * English for Science and Technology 定冠词：特指事物、前面已经提到的事物、带有后置修饰语的名词 The collector[集电极] of the transister [晶体管] must be connected to the positive terminal of the power supply. The resistance [电阻] of a given section of an electric circuit is equal to the ratio[比例] of its voltage to the current through this section of the circuit. If a voltage is applied across the terminals of a closed circuit, an electric current will flow in the circuit. * * English for Science and Technology 注意事项 --- 不强调特指时 带后置定语的名词复数前，可不用定冠词。 Thermometers used in chemitry are marked in degrees Celsius. Elements that are similar chemically fall directly beneath one another in the Periodic Table. 带后置定语的可数名词单数前，可以用不定冠词。 A compound is a pure substance that can be broken down into two or more elements. A temperature scale in common use in the U.S. today is based on the work of Daniel Fahrenheit. * * English for Science and Technology 2. 名词前不加或