江苏 江波涛
在英语学习中，一些短语有无冠词意思大不一样，试比较下列句中的短语。
1. A：He is in charge of this company.
他负责这家公司。
B：This factory is in the charge of his.
这家工厂由他负责。
2. A：He has been in prison for five years.
他坐牢已5年了。
B：He has been in the prison for five years.
他在这所监狱工作已5年了。
3. A：He is ill and in hospital now.
他生病住院了。
B：The girl is in the hospital, visiting one of her friends.
那女孩正在医院看望她的一个朋友。
4. A：His son is only fourteen and is still at school.
他儿子才十四岁，还在念书。
B：He teaches English at the school.
他在这所学校教英语。
5. A：It’s out of question to finish the work within two days.
两天内完成这项工作不成问题。
B：It’s out of the question to finish the work ahead of time.
要提前完成这项工作是不可能的。
6. A：You had better carry and umbrella with you in case of rain.
你最好带把雨伞，以防下雨。
B：In the case of sports, I prefer football to basketball.
就运动而言，我喜欢足球胜于篮球。
7. A：In front of the old house is an old tree.
老房子前面有棵老树。（指外部）
B：He likes giving us lessons in the front of the classroom.
他喜欢在教室前面给我们讲课。（指内部）
8. A：He jumped with joy in sight of his mother.
见到妈妈他高兴得跳起来。
B：In the sight of his classmates, he is lucky.
在同学们眼中他是幸运的。
9. A：Every Saturday his mother goes to church.
每周六他妈妈都去做礼拜。
B：Mary has gone to the church to attend her sister’s wedding.
玛丽已去教堂参加姐姐的婚礼了。
10. A：They go go town twice a month.
他们每月进城两次。
B：He goes to the town every month to see his grandparents.
他每月都去那座城市看望他的祖父母。
11. A：He stood at the gate until he lost sight of her girlfriend.
他一直站在大门口直到看不见他的女朋友。
B：He lost his sight as the result of the traffic accident.
因为那场交通事故他失明了。
12. A：Even if you have failed, don’t lose heart.
即使失败了，你也不能灰心。
B：Many children lose their hearts to the singers they like best.
许多孩子迷恋于他们最喜爱的歌星。
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