可別小看了定冠詞the的作用，有它沒它意思可能大不同。
1
in red VS. in the red
☑The girl in red is my girlfriend.
那個身穿紅衣服的姑娘是我的女朋友。
（in black-穿黑衣；in pink-穿粉衣）
☑The printing company was in the red.
這家印刷公司出現了赤字。
2
by hand VS. by the hand
☑People here still make clothesby hand.
這裡的人們依然手工製衣。
☑I took my sister by the hand.
我拉著姐姐的手。
3
by sea VS. by the sea
☑Most exports went by sea.
大部分出口貨物走海運。
☑We bought a small cottage by the sea.
我們買了一棟靠海的小屋。
4
in person VS. in the person
☑你必須親自參加這個會議。
You must attend this meetingin person.
☑他替我哥哥來幫忙了，還帶了啤酒和吃的。
The help arrived in the person ofmy brother, who brought beer and food.
5
in front of VS. in the front of
前者表示“在……外部的前面”，後者表示“在……內部的前面”
☑There are many trees in front ofthe classroom.
教室的前面有很多棵樹。(樹在教室外)
☑There is a big desk in the front ofthe classroom.
教室的前面有一張大課桌。(桌子在室內)
6
in case of VS. in the case of
前者表示“萬一……”，後者則表示“在……的情況下”
☑In case of fire, please ring the bell.
萬一失火，請拉警鈴。
☑In the case of learning Chinese, many foreign students feel hard.
對於漢語學習，很多外國學生覺得困難。
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