(1) 当说及本周/月/年之后的下周/月/年时,用next,不用the next。
- I will be abroad next Christmas.
下个圣诞节时我将在国外。
(2) 如说及从目前开始的一段时间(一周、一月、一年等)时,要用the next。
- I'm going very busy for the next week.
今后一周我将会非常忙碌。(从今天起的7天时间) - The next year will be very difficult.
今后的一年将会非常艰难。(从现在开始的12个月)
(3) the next/following也可指过去或将来某个时间后的日子(次日、次周、次月、次年等)。
- I'm sorry I should be away from home that week and the next (=the following week).
我为那一周和随后一周要离开家而颇感遗憾。 - On that day and the next he was travelling.
那天和第二天他都在旅行。 - In the following/next year, 1878, they also gained control of the Senate.
第二年,1878年,他们把参议院也控制了。 - In 1855 she was 46; the next year, 1856, she was 47.
1855年她是46岁,下一年,1856年,她47岁。
(4) 当说及场所、人物、事物、活动、事件等时,要用the next。
- We missed the train, and had to wait twenty minutes for the next one.
我们未乘上那列火车,得等20分钟后的下一辆了。 - When is the next meeting/match?
何时召开下次会议/进行下次比赛?