不用定冠詞”the”的八項紀律
　　一、定冠詞不與表示一類人或事物的復數名詞連用。例如:
　　1. I like reading the books.(×)　　I like reading books.(√)
　　2. She likes the cats.(×)　      　She likes cats.(√)
　　二、定冠詞不能用在某些習慣用語中的名詞前面。例如:
　　1. I have lunch at the noon.(×)　　I have lunch at noon.(√)
　　2. We go to school by the bus.(×)　　We go to school by bus.(√)
　　三、定冠詞不能用在某些專用名詞和不可數名詞前面。例如:
　　1. I like the China.(×)　        　I like China.(√)
　　2. Would you like a cup of the water? (×)
　　Would you like a cup of water?(√)
　　四、定冠詞不能用在節日、日期、月份、季節前面。例如:
　　1. Today is the Teachers’ Day. (×)     Today is Teachers’ Day.(√)
　　2. He was born in the May in 1987. (×)  He was born in May in 1987. (√)
五、定冠詞不能用在表示稱呼語或某些頭銜的名詞前面(尤其作表語、賓補時)。
例如:   1. Good morning, the sir!(×)       Good morning, sir! (√)
　　2. I need some help, the Mummy.(×)     I need some help, Mummy.(√)
六、定冠詞不能與名詞前已有作定語用的this, that, my, your, some, any等
代詞連用。例如:   1. This the pen is mine. (×)    This pen is mine.(√)
　　2. I have the some money. (×)               I have some money. (√)
　　七、定冠詞不能用在表示科目名詞的前面。例如:
　　1. We will learn the Chinese, the history and the Maths this afternoon. (×)
　　We will learn Chinese, history and Maths this afternoon.(√)
　　2. The English is the most interesting of all the subjects.(×)
　　English is the most interesting of all the subjects.(√)
　　八、定冠詞不能用在三餐和球類運動名詞的前面。例如:
　　1. She goes to school after the breakfast every morning.(×)
　　She goes to school after breakfast every morning.(√)
　　2. We often play the football after school. (×)
　　We often play football after school. (√)
介詞 for 的用法小結
1. 表示“當作、作為”。如:
　　I like some bread and milk for breakfast. 我喜歡把面包和牛奶作為早餐。
　　What will we have for supper? 我們晚餐吃什么?
　　2. 表示理由或原因,意為“因為、由于”。如:
　　Thank you for helping me with my English. 謝謝你幫我學習英語。
　　Thank you for your last letter. 謝謝你上次的來信。
　　Thank you for teaching us so well. 感謝你如此盡心地教我們。
　　3. 表示動作的對象或接受者,意為“給……”、“對…… (而言)”。如:
　　Let me pick it up for you. 讓我為你撿起來。
　　Watching TV too much is bad for your health. 看電視太多有害于你的健康。
　　4. 表示時間、距離,意為“計、達”。如:
　I usually do the running for an hour in the morning. 我早晨通常跑步一小時。
　　We will stay there for two days. 我們將在那里逗留兩天。
　　5. 表示去向、目的,意為“向、往、取、買”等。如:
　　Let’s go for a walk. 我們出去散步吧。
　　I came here for my schoolbag.我來這兒取書包。
　　I paid twenty yuan for the dictionary. 我花了20元買這本詞典。
　　6. 表示所屬關系或用途,意為“為、適于……的”。如:
　　It’s time for school. 到上學的時間了。
　　Here is a letter for you. 這兒有你的一封信。
　　7. 表示“支持、贊成”。如:
　　Are you for this plan or against it? 你是支持還是反對這個計劃?
　　8. 用于一些固定搭配中。如:
　　Who are you waiting for? 你在等誰?
　For example, Mr Green is a kind teacher. 比如,格林先生是一位心地善良的老師。