三 在表示時(shí)間和地點(diǎn)的短語(yǔ)中用或不用定冠詞 (phrases of time and place)

1. Phrases of time

有些時(shí)間短語(yǔ)必須用“the”

Dates: the 25th of December / December the 25th

Parts of the day: in the afternoon, in the evening, in the morning ( but at night, at lunchtime)

Decades or Centuries: the 1980s, the 21st century

另外一些時(shí)間短語(yǔ)不用“the”

Years or Seasons: in 2002, in summer

Months or Days: in August, on Friday, see you tomorrow

2 Place names

國(guó)家，大洲，島嶼，洲，省，城市前不加“the”(countries, continents, islands, states, provinces, town, cities)

in Asia, to Sydney from Texas in Turkey in Britain in America

例外情況

the Netherlands, the UK, the USA, the Arab World (可以發(fā)現(xiàn)國(guó)家名作為縮寫的話要加“the”)

如果我們指的是一個(gè)地區(qū)(region)那么我們不需要用“the”

North-west Inida, Northern Europe

但是如果我們指的是對(duì)于一個(gè)地區(qū)的方位或方向就要加上“the”

in the east of the country, in the south of Italy, on the coast

大多數(shù)路，街，公園，橋梁，商店，酒店不用加“the”(raods, streets, parks, bridges, shops, restaurants)

Central Park, Oxford Street, Tower Bridge

但是有命名的劇院，電影院，旅館，畫廊，博物館加“the”(names of theatres, cinemas, hotels, galleries, museums)

the Hermitage, the National Theatre, the Odeon, the Ritz

特別的山和湖不加“the”

Lake Victoria, Mount Everest

山脈，河流，海洋，運(yùn)河要加“the”

the Atlantic, the Yangtze River, the Himalayas, the Panama Canal

以上就是"the"在托福寫作中的用法，大家可以在托福作文中多運(yùn)用一些不同形式的句型，增加托福寫作的層次感和新鮮感。