37　school/the school　Track31

37　school/the school　Track31

表示地點的名詞如：

bed　church　court　hospital　prison　school

college　university　sea　work　office

當(dāng)人們?nèi)ミ@些地方做在這些地方應(yīng)該做的事時，這些詞前面不加冠詞。因為這時這些名詞只表示一種抽象概念，說話人并非特指具體的地點。如果我們?nèi)ミ@些地方不是要做特定的事，而是由于其他原因，則要用the。例如：

a. His mother is in hospital and he has been in the hospital to take care of her.　他媽媽生病住院了，他就一直在醫(yī)院里照顧她。

b. He is often invited to the prison to give lectures.

他經(jīng)常受邀去監(jiān)獄給囚犯做演講。（我們想到的是某些特定的監(jiān)獄）

c. He is in prison for bribery. （He is a prisoner.我們想到的并不是某一個特定的監(jiān)獄）

d. Donald Trump came into office in 2017.

唐納德·特朗普2017年上臺當(dāng)總統(tǒng)。

e. The headmaster came into the office and saw his secretary working there.

其他類似的還有：

to school/college/university (to study)　去學(xué)校/學(xué)院/大學(xué)讀書

to church (to pray)　去教堂禱告

to hospital (as patients)　去醫(yī)院就醫(yī)

in class　在上課/ in the class　在這個班

當(dāng)然我們也可以用其他介詞：

at/from/in/to school/college/university

at/from/in/to class

to/in/into/from church

to/in/into/out of prison/hospital/bed

to/at/from work　去上班/在上班/下班

to/at sea　出海/在海上

to/in/from/out of town

at/from home

go to sea (as sailors)?。ㄗ鳛樗郑┏龊?

go to the sea=go to the seaside　去海邊，去海濱

be at sea (as passengers or crew)　（作為旅客或船員）乘船旅行/航海

be at the sea=be at the seaside　在海邊

by sea=by ship　乘船

by the sea=by the seaside　在海邊

be in office　在任職

be in the office　在辦公室里

be out of office　離職

be out of the office　離開辦公室