①某家人或某夫妇一般用the+复数。
如：the Smiths
②表示整个民族或族人一般加the。
如 the Chinese/English
③少数山脉群岛也不用the。
如Mount Tai。如名词中有of短语则一般有the.如：the Mountain of seven sighs.
④中国的.湖泊一般加 the。
如：the West Lake.
⑤the+adj表示类别。
如：the rich.
⑥年代，年龄的约数前常用the。
如：in the 1950s,in his teens.
⑦表计量单位用the含有“每”、“每一”
It sells at two dollars the pound.
It sells 16 dollars to the pound.
John is paid by the hour.
⑧下列结构中的冠词。
-have+the+抽象名词+to do sth = be so +adj+ as to do sth
如：He has the politeness/kindness to say hello to me.
=He is so polite/kind as to say hello to me.
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