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不定冠词的用法（The use of indefinite articles） 2.1 the use of indefinite articles The article itself cannot be used alone, nor does it have any meaning. It is used in front of nouns to help to indicate the meaning of nouns. There are three kinds of articles in English, one is the definite article, the other is indefinite article, and the other is the zero article. Indefinite article a (an) and numeral one homologous, is one meaning. A is used for consonant phonemes, and is generally read as [e], while an is used for vowel phonemes, and is generally read as [en]. 1) means one, which means one; refers to someone or something, meaning a certain. Such as: A, Mr., Ling, is, waiting, for, you., a Mr. Ling is waiting for you. 2) represent a class of people or things. Such as: A, knife, is, a, tool, for, cutting, with. knives are cutting tools. Mr., Smith, is, an, engineer., Mr. Smith is an engineer. 3) form phrases or idioms, such as a little / a few / a lot / a type of / a pile / a great many / many a / as a rule / in a hurry / in a minute / in a word / in a short / after while a while / have a cold / have a try /keep an eye / all of a sudden on. The use of 2.2 definite articles The definite article the has the same meaning as the demonstrative pronoun this and that, but has a weak meaning. It can be used with a noun to indicate a certain or certain person or thing. 1) a person or thing, especially one that is understood by both parties. Such as: Take the medicine. took the medicine. 2) the person or thing mentioned above. Such as: He, bought, a, house., Ive, been,, to, the, house., he bought a house. Ive been to that house. 3) refers to the worlds only one thing, two things, such as the, sun, the, sky, the, moon, the, earth and so on. 4) used with singular nouns to indicate a class of things, such as the dollar dollars; the fox foxes; or used with adjectives or participles to indicate a class of people: the, rich, rich; the, living, the living. 5) used in ordinal and adjective