1.有水无湖:海、洋、海湾、河等,都用the;单个湖不用the,(但多个湖用the);
the Red Sea,the Pacific Ocean,the Persian Gulf, the Yangtze River
The Great Lakes(五大湖);Lake Erie(伊利湖)
2.有球无星:地球,月亮用the;行星不用the: Mars,Venus;
3.有山无峰:The Huangshan Mountains(黄山);Mount Everest(珠穆朗玛峰);
Mount(or Mt.) Tai(泰山).
4.有独无欧(偶):独一无二的,the earth,the moon,the sun用the;
欧洲等七大洲不用the.
Europe,Africa,Asia,North America,South America,Antarctica,Oceania
5.有(足)族无球(运动):种族用the:the Indians(印第安人);球类运动
baseball,basketball
6.有文无章:历史性的文件用the;小说等的章节不用the
The Constitution(宪法); chapter one
7.学而不专:学校放在词组的前面时用the;专有名词放在词组的前面时不用the;
The University of Fudan; Fudan University