2023年山东成人高考学位英语词汇语法：定冠词the

　　㈠ 表示世上一的事物，如：

　　① the sun; the earth; the sky; the North Pole

　　㈡ 当一个名词被再次提起时，如：

　　② A car knocked against a tree. We can still see the mark on the tree made by the car.

　　㈢ 当名词后面有个修饰作用的短语或分句时，如：

　　③ The girl in red is my sister.

　　④ The thief who stole your wallet yesterday was arrested.

　　㈣ 加在某些形容词前面，以表示某类人或事，如：

　　⑤ The rich often get richer and the poor, poorer.

　　⑥ The doctor lost no time in giving help to the injured.

　　⑦ Don't expect the impossible.

　　㈤ 加在某些山川、河流、岛屿、国家名称之前，如：

　　⑧ the Alps; the Thames; the British Isles; the Philippines; the Atlantic Ocean.