Name: 你有用對冠詞 a, an, the 嗎？教你英文冠詞正確使用時機！ (A, AN, THE - Articles in English)
Uploaded: 2020-01-13T21:01:20.000Z
Duration: 5 min 2 s

情態副詞

This one is asking about articles, specifically the definite article "the."

有關冠詞的使用方法，尤其是定冠詞 the。

When we use it and when we don't, specifically with plural nouns.

應該什麼時候使用或什麼時候不能用，尤其是後面接複數名詞的時候。

Really good one and we get, asked a lot about articles.

這是個很好的問題，我們曾收到許多冠詞相關的問題。

Articles are very confusing for students because some languages don't use them, and the ones which do, don't usually have the same rules as us.

因為有些語言裡沒有冠詞，就算有，用法也不同，因此冠詞對學生來說總是一大難題。

So, let's start with the easy one, the indefinite articles "a" and "an."

我們先從簡單的講起，不定冠詞 a 和 an。

假設現在有個單數可數的名詞。

You put "a" or "an" in front of the noun.

例如：一支 iPhone 也就是 an iPhone。

But yeah, I suppose, I mean, you can count that.

好，所以一隻小精靈就是 a fairy。

A singular countable noun we use "a" or "an."

單數且可數的名詞前，我們會用 a 或 an。

Another rule for the indefinite articles "a" and "an."

不定冠詞 a 和 an 的另一個規則。

Remember, these are indefinite or nonspecific.

請記住這些都是不特定的名詞。

When you mention something for the first time in a story, the listener doesn't specifically know which object you're talking about, so we use that.

當你在故事中第一次提到某物，特別是聽眾不知道你在講哪一個的時候，我們會使用不定冠詞。

再說一次，不定冠詞用在單數可數名詞前面。

We use "the,"  the definite article, when we're talking about a specific group of something or one singular noun, which is specific and we both know which noun and we're talking about.

當我們要描述特定群體，或是聽眾知道你在指哪一個特定的單數名詞，我們就會用定冠詞 the。

舉例來說，我今天殺了一隻小精靈。

In the second sentence, I'm referencing the same fairy again.

第二句我用同一隻小精靈當例子。

I killed the fairy, the fairy, because it was stupid.

我今天殺了「這隻」小精靈， 因為他很蠢。

以上就是針對單數可數名詞時的冠詞規則。

非特定事物之前，我們會用 a。

But your question is about plural nouns and when we use and don't use "the."

但你的問題是複數名詞前面，我們什麼時候可以或不可以用 the。

Easy, you just have to apply that logic to plural nouns.

很簡單，上述的規則也能應用在複數名詞。

Remember with singular nouns, we were being general we used "a."

記住，單數名詞且非特定事物，我們用 a。

When we talk about a specific group we use "the."

當我們講特定的群體時會用 the。

但我見過的俄羅斯人都很瘋狂。

Another example: Babies are very annoying.

另一個例子，小嬰兒都很煩人。

在這裡，我是指所有的小嬰兒。

When it's a plural noun, we don't use any article.

當是複數名詞時，我們不用任何冠詞。

Remember single nouns we used "a" for a general situation?

還記得單數名詞前，我們會用 a 來表示非特定的情況嗎？

Plural nouns, we don't use any article if we're being general.

在非特定的複數名詞前，我們不使用任何冠詞。

However, the babies in my family are very cute.

I said the babies because this is a specific group of babies.

我說 the babies 是因為這裡是指特定群體的小嬰兒。

We use this one we want to indicate a specific group or a specific thing which we both understand.

我們用 the 是想要表示一個聽眾都知道的特定事物。

Imagine you're sitting on a plane and you feel this...

想像你正在搭飛機，然後你突然感覺到...

I say "the" because we both understand which baby.

我會用 the 是因為我們都知道是哪一個寶寶。

I wouldn't say, for example, "A baby behind me is annoying."

我不會說，在我後面的「一個」寶寶很煩人。

因為我是特意指定「那個」寶寶。

There are many more rules with articles, and I think we'll do another one later explaining all of the rules.

還有很多和冠詞有關的規則，我想我之後會再做一個影片來解釋所有規則。

But I hope that answers your question on plural nouns and when we use and don't use the definite article "the."

但我希望現在有回答道你的問題，關於複數名詞前什麼時機可以或不可以用定冠詞 the。

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