中英之鑒 中式英語(yǔ)之鑒185

[誤] He was too excited to tell his story from the beginning to the end.

[正] He was too excited to tell his story from beginning to end.

注：這有關(guān)英語(yǔ)零冠詞的用法。在英語(yǔ)的某些固定短語(yǔ)中，是無(wú)需使用冠詞的。除了上例，相似的還有

at this time of year/day(一年中的這個(gè)時(shí)候)，in bed(在床上)等。