中英之鑒 中式英語之鑒185

[誤] He was too excited to tell his story from the beginning to the end.

[正] He was too excited to tell his story from beginning to end.

注：這有關(guān)英語零冠詞的用法。在英語的某些固定短語中，是無需使用冠詞的。除了上例，相似的還有

at this time of year/day(一年中的這個時候)，in bed(在床上)等。