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get the general rules down.
关于定冠词使用时机的规则有许多条。您困惑了吗？别担心，就连英语母语人士也未必全部都用得正确，但是您可以经由一些练习掌握基本原则。

Let’s now take a look at some sentences written by non-native English speakers and see where they went wrong.
现在让我们看看以下由英语非母语人士写成的句子，并找出定冠词使用错误的地方。

Problem: Missing ‘the’
状况：少了「那个(the)」
1)Back then, a volunteer of (the) local chapter started recruiting members at a local supermarket.
当时，（那个）地方分会的志工开始在当地的超级市场招募成员。
2)Volunteers from Tokyo mobilized to visit (the) rescue centers and hospitals where (the) victims were sent.
东京的志工动员起来前往（那些）救援中心和医院，去探望（那些）受害者。
3)The movement has also united people from different faiths to work together on behalf of (the) survivors.
这场运动也结合了不同信仰的人，为（那些）幸存者团结起来，齐心协力一起工作。

Problem: ‘a’ mistakenly used in place of ‘the’
状况：在应该使用「那个(the)」的地方却用了「一个(a)」
1)Despite the makeshift operation room, the doctors conducted a (the) surgery with full confidence. (The definite article here is correct as the sentence is referring to one particular surgery.)
尽管是临时替代用的手术室，医生对于一场（那场）手术仍深具信心。（在这里使用定冠词「那个(the)」才是正确的，因为是指一场特定的手术。）

Problem: ‘the’ mistakenly used in place of ‘a’
状况：在应该使用「一个(a)」的地方却用了「那个(the)」
1) The sign was posted above the camp. Volunteers said the sign was important for keeping peace in the camp. (Here “the sign” should be “a sign” as this is new information for the reader.)
那个标志被张贴在难民营上。志愿兵说该标志对于难民营维持和平是非常重要的。（在这里应该要写「一个标志」而不是「那个标志」，因为这对于读者来说是一则新信息。）

Problem: ‘the’ used where not needed
状况：不该使用「那个(the)」
1)Passang Lama is always seen wearing a long ponytail as it is a tradition in the Tibet for men and women to wear their hair long. (No ‘the’ in front of country names…although there are a few exceptions to this rule)
Passang喇嘛总是绑着长马尾，因为那是那个西藏男女的传统风俗。（即使会有少数的例外情形，但通常不应在国名前面加上定冠词「那个(the)」）

2)Volunteers of the Taipei’s Nangang District called on members of the community to join the event. (No ‘the’ in front of city/street/names)
那个台北南港区的志工呼吁社会各界加入此次的活动。（在城市、街道、名称前面不应加上定冠词「那个(the)」）

That’s it for this month. We hoped you all enjoyed reading this column and if you have any questions or suggestions, feel free to contact us at TPS.
以上就是本月份提点各位写作者的常见错误，希望大家喜欢此专栏内容并有所帮助。若您有任何疑问或建议，请随时与我们联系。