[译] 月球绕地球旋转,地球绕太阳旋转。
[误] Moon goes round earth,and earth goes round sun.
[正] The moon goes round the earth,and the earth goes round the sun.
[注] 表示世间独一无二的事物须加定冠词。又如:The flight to the moon is of special interest. 飞往月球特别令人神往。earth 作“世界”解时不加冠词,如:on earth 在世界上,例如:Most bacteria are not only harmless to man but absolutely essential to the continuation of all life on earth. 大多数细菌不仅无害于人类,而且对世界上一切生命的延续是绝对不可少的。