Article 冠詞

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(1) The words "a", "an", "the" are called "articles". We use the articles "a" and "an" before a noun to show that the quantity of the noun is one.
( q) o3 A  o+ F: i. R. z% B「冠詞」是指 "a", "an", "the" 這三個字。如果一個名詞的數量只有一個，我們可以用 "a" 或 "an" 這兩個「冠詞」放在名詞前面。

(2) We use the article "the" to refer to the noun specifically.
$ N5 G- ], e& v" o8 f7 E5 u  B我們會使用 "the" 這個冠詞來表示某個特定的名詞。
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1 z6 R: q! f: T$ |For example 例如:
8 q# q5 ]5 ]# W$ t: qI want to buy a new pen.
4 K, }+ D% |  r% M7 W(我想買一支新的原子筆。任何一支新的原子筆都可以，沒有特定的。)
) o3 Z/ K7 \/ I9 ZI want to buy the new blue pen.
(我想買那支新的藍原子筆。說話者指向某支特定的藍原子筆，有特定的意思。)
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, k" `' Z7 B- WI have eaten an egg.
4 t7 C6 e/ X8 S- X/ E* a. }! _7 s(我吃了一隻蛋。沒有特定指是哪隻蛋，只是提出所吃的是一隻蛋。)
I have eaten the two eggs in my bowl.
7 ^$ p: I, }  F/ ~3 |5 v7 s(我吃了我碗裡的那兩隻蛋。說話者指向碗裡的那兩隻特定的蛋，有特定的意思。)
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(3) If the word after the article begins with a vowel (i.e. the sounds "a", "e", "i", "o", "u"), we use the article "an". Otherwise, we use the article "a".
如果在冠詞後的那個英文字是以響音開首的 (即 a, e, i, o, u 這些音)，我們便用 "an"，否則，我們會用 "a"。

Examples 例子:
9 l8 c6 p* Y0 p& r$ m. Y2 KThere is an elephant in the zoo.
. L, h6 u, G! r$ VThere is a big elephant in the zoo.
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2 t4 V$ T% f' R; G: i  J(4) We can use the article "the" for persons, places or things which are unique.
" Q4 Z+ a, i3 o+ c' X! b- v如果所指的人物、地方或東西是獨特的，我們會用 "the" 這冠詞。

8 A( J& Z+ R. a0 B/ e! u2 C  {* s" J* YFor examples 例如:
8 s9 Q! ]9 ]& f1 zthe Earth　地球
# [- e) I& b/ Nthe Moon　月亮
the east　東面
the west　西面
- b1 N8 F+ @3 ?3 ]6 f# `8 P, }the Principal　校長
the President　會長或總統
0 I1 f4 u6 V4 w* a; {. S: u6 t: {1 _the world　世界
the Queen　皇后
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$ \- @" \. m' c8 T* b; h! s(5) Remember we also use the article "the" when using "superlative adjectives".
記著我們在最高級形容詞前面也需要加上 "the" 這字的。
; ]+ o4 y6 G* j5 ?1 J/ Q# u: }For example 例如:
My brother is the tallest one in my family.
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(6) We also use the article "the" to show priorities:
我們也會用 "the" 來表示先後次序 :
For example 例如:
! {, n! r. E- ~) i/ l/ l; T1 Gthe first lesson　第一堂
$ m- }3 g) q# B, T! F, _% F3 `* F1 mthe third page　第三頁
the sixth prize　第六名
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( z" e' y( ?% q5 N8 P  f(7) We use "a" or "an" for the person or thing you mention the first time, then we use "the" when you mention that person or thing again.
. [. C) ~* j2 q% N1 c& w0 S; c當我們第一次提及某人或物時，我們會用 "a" 或 "an" 放在那名詞前。然後，當我們再次提起該人或物時，我們便要用 "the"。
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For example 例如：
5 l, T7 V2 g" N# W4 \( vI see a cat on the street. The cat is black but it has a white tail. The tail is very long.
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