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谈谈冠词在句中的重要性
在某些场合中，一个冠词的选择或取舍，即使不会使句子出错，也会直接影响句子的意思。
现在请看看这个句子：
“We've sold few units of HDB flats in this area.”
房地产经理到底是要用“few”还是“a few”呢？在这里，你看得出有无冠词怎样影响句子的意思了吧！如果还是不能，就请比较下面两个句子：
We can give you few books.
We can give you a few books.
两者都表示“少”，但“few”是几乎没有，“a few”是“有一些”。
现在进一步比较有无冠词时语义上有什么差别。
① a.Have you seen the children playing in front of the school bus?
b.Have you seen the children playing in the front of the school bus?
（a）指“在校车前面，但人不在车内”；（b）指“在校车车厢前部分，人在车内”。
② a.She insisted onkeeping house for him.
b.She insisted on keeping the house for him.
（a）的意思是“替他管理家务”；（b）是“为他保留房子”。
③ a. In case of a traffic accident, send for the police.
b. In the case of a traffic accident, recklessness is usually the main cause.
（a）是“如果”；（b）是“就……来说”。
④ a. Out of question, Jason is the most prolific writer.
b. Going to the meeting in pants? Out of the question!
（a）的意思是“毫无疑问地”；（b）是“不可能的”。
⑤ a. Mike goes to school at 7.30 am.
b. Her father went to the school yesterday.
（a）指“上学”，表示一种活动，含义笼统；（b）指“到学校里”，表示一个确定的地方。
⑥ a. Judy speaks Mandarin after a fashion.
b. Tom is a man who runs after the fashion.
（a）指“一点儿，不很好”；（b）指“追求时髦”。
⑦ a. She looks crazy in a way.
b. The chair is in the way.
（a）指“有一点”；（b）指“挡着去路”。
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