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。

+ ]" I# d4 {: d2 y: 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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For example 例如:
I want to buy a new pen.
( H+ L& O7 G( S: [6 _. d(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。)
. J! S% s" O* u5 jI 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。)

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。)
I have eaten the two eggs in my bowl.
5 R" F$ J, {+ z( f8 l8 o(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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$ h" y& H* i" C$ t& ^(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".
8 N# M) `. ^+ t7 C% d- K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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Examples 例子:
1 ~. q5 Q( r7 ^  sThere is an elephant in the zoo.
8 t& D( P$ q  q7 p- P2 RThere is a big elephant in the zoo.
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(4) We can use the article "the" for persons, places or things which are unique.
如果所指的人物、地方或東西是獨特的，我們會用 "the" 這冠詞。

For examples 例如:
the Earth　地球
the Moon　月亮
the east　東面
the west　西面
the Principal　校長
the President　會長或總統
/ u+ h1 P% i8 ?1 L# rthe world　世界
$ ~9 W0 E- }$ d; h/ y2 ythe Queen　皇后

(5) Remember we also use the article "the" when using "superlative adjectives".
: Z6 E6 l# g  K8 W1 X9 ~記著我們在最高級形容詞前面也需要加上 "the" 這字的。
For example 例如:
My brother is the tallest one in my family.
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; y7 ^* I$ J) `(6) We also use the article "the" to show priorities:
我們也會用 "the" 來表示先後次序 :
8 T3 W: d: A! m9 L6 pFor example 例如:
6 E; @( q6 T2 {8 b' G  P/ D5 xthe first lesson　第一堂
the third page　第三頁
$ n# G% W5 N( z2 k7 `the sixth prize　第六名
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(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.
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"。

0 B/ h, v1 y" v0 y, ^5 n; AFor example 例如：
7 {4 x- N4 y( f! G! J0 y  NI see a cat on the street. The cat is black but it has a white tail. The tail is very long.