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物质名词前冠词的用法-第二章名词与冠词(18)

18.物质名词前冠词的用法

1.物质名词(water, air等)在用于一般意义时不加冠词:
water boils at 100 centi degree.
水在摄氏100度沸腾。

we can't live without air.
没有空气我们就不能生活。

they make high-quality steel.
他们制造优质钢。

snow covered the ground.
地上被白雪覆盖。

2.指该物质特定部分时可加定冠词:
the air (in the room) is bad.
(屋里)空气不好。

the water isn't very clean.
这水不太干净。

don't stand in the rain.
别站在雨里。

wipe off the dust.
把灰尘擦掉。

3.有时物质名词前还可加不定冠词,表示:

1)“一种”:
marble is a precious stone.
大理石是一种珍贵的石料。

it was a special tea which tasted of chrysanthemum.
这足一种菊花茶。

2)“一场雨雪”:
what a heavy rain.
多大的雨呀。

it was bitterly cold, and a heavy snow was falling.
天气严寒,下着一场大雪。

3)“一份”:
a chocolate ice-cream for me!
给我一客巧克力冰淇淋。

an iced coffee for me.
给我一杯冰咖啡。

有时一个物质名词可表示可数的东西:
i need two yards of cloth.
我需要两码布。(不可数)

he wiped the books with a cloth.
他用一块布擦书。(可数)