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.
「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。
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' O1 X! A9 ?/ R, \(2) We use the article "the" to refer to the noun specifically.
我們會使用 "the" 這個冠詞來表示某個特定的名詞。
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" M1 L- H* @. TFor example 例如:
0 [3 [2 I- ]6 b. l+ ^6 II want to buy a new pen.
(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。)
I want to buy the new blue pen.
4 t' T; @/ ]% n4 |+ G/ O% O$ b(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。)

- C" W% n5 V: `4 v  {" F4 ?! @I have eaten an egg.
(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。)
% s+ {! e- K* ]+ i+ z7 K3 r5 II have eaten the two eggs in my bowl.
(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"。
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( x- o# f5 A: ^6 y/ V$ OExamples 例子:
There is an elephant in the zoo.
There is a big elephant in the zoo.

(4) We can use the article "the" for persons, places or things which are unique.
5 x  K' [1 V1 ]: b3 S如果所指的人物、地方或東西是獨特的，我們會用 "the" 這冠詞。

. }2 m8 n7 Z% G6 m* ~2 \For examples 例如:
5 e% \6 a% l+ |  I- S, W  a9 athe Earth　地球
the Moon　月亮
the east　東面
the west　西面
the Principal　校長
) I& l9 C9 R, n# r! I: [the President　會長或總統
  o0 F( L& N8 Mthe world　世界
, L4 X9 T% W7 U1 W7 [- w" Gthe Queen　皇后

5 N" W- V& B5 J% d& ~* `6 Z: f. y. v. W(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。
, r; D# E( G7 m: XFor example 例如:
My brother is the tallest one in my family.

4 f" a+ J2 _4 G(6) We also use the article "the" to show priorities:
5 i! ^+ w. T1 M' ~1 }我們也會用 "the" 來表示先後次序 :
1 ]8 t0 }4 j# i) B& NFor example 例如:
the first lesson　第一堂
! s' d$ P( N% U' n8 kthe third page　第三頁
3 b4 \7 ?5 I7 Uthe sixth prize　第六名
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& \) h8 l- u) ~1 N& }(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.
+ S& g* y% o& O2 G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"。

For example 例如：
$ J. J+ {& w. W( z6 l- PI 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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