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(b) One c th c dng trc day (ngy)/ week (tun) month (thng)/ year (nm)/ summer
(ma h)/ winter (ma ng) hay trc tn gi ca ngy, thng ch mt thi gian c bit ca
iu g xy ra:
One night there was a terrible storm.
(Mt m c mt trn bo khng khip).
One winter the snow fell early. (Mt ma ng tuyt ri sm).
One day a telegram arrived. (Mt ngy bc in n.)
(c) One day cng c th c dng vi ngha mt ngy no .
One day youll be sorry you treated him so badly.
(Mt ngy no anh s n hn l anh i x vi n qu t).
(Cch dng one v you hy xem mc 68).
B. A/ an v one (i t).
One l mt i t tng ng ca a/ an.
Did you get a ticket? Yes, I managed to get one. (Anh mua c v ch? Vng, ti xoay
x mua c mt v).
S nhiu ca One dng theo cch trn l Some (vi, mt t)
Did you get tickets? Yes, I managed to get some. (Anh mua c v ch? Vng, ti xoay
x mua c vi v).
5. A little/ a few (mt t/ mt vi) v little/ few (t)
A. a little/ little (tnh t) c dng trc danh t khng m c.
a little salt/ little salt (mt t mui/ t mui)
a few/ few (tnh t) c dng trc danh t s nhiu.
a few people/ few people (mt vi ngi/ t ngi).
Tt c bn hnh thc trn u c th c dng nh i t, dng mt mnh hay i vi of.
Sugar? A little, please. (ng ch? Cho xin mt t).
Only a few of these are any good.
(Ch c mt vi ci trong s ny l tt thi).
B. A little, few (tnh t v i t).
A little dng ch mt s lng nh hay nhng g m ngi ni xem nh l mt s lng nh.
A few l mt s m nh hay nhng g m ngi ni xem nh l mt s m nh.
Only t trc a little/ a few nhn mnh s lng hay s m tht s kh nh theo quan nim
ca ngi ni.
Only a few of our customers have accounts.
(Ch mt vi khch hng ca chng ti l c ti khon).
- Nhng quite (kh) t trc a few th li xem nh gia tng s m.
I have quite a few books on art (quite a lot of books).
1. A little c th c dng:
(a) Vi ng t:
It rained a little during the night.
(Tri ma mt t sut m).
They grumbled a little about having to wait.
(H cu nhu mt t v vic phi ch i).
Vi nhng tnh t v trng t khng thun li
a little anxious (mt cht lo lng)
a little annoyed (mt cht kh chu)
a little unwillingly (hi min cng)
a little impatiently (hi st rut).
(c) Vi tnh t hay trng t so snh:
The paper should be a little thicker.
(Giy nn dy hn mt t).
Cant you walk a little faster?
(Anh khng th i nhanh hn mt t sao?)
- rather c th thay th a little (b) v cng c th dng trc so snh (xem mc 42) mc d a
little thng dng hn.
- Trong ting Anh bnh dn th a bit cng c th c dng thay cho a little tt c cc v d
trn.
2. Little c dng ch yu vi better hay more trong kiu cu chnh thc, trang trng:
His second suggestion was little (=not much) better than his first.
(Li gi ln th hai ca ng ta chng hay hn ln u bao nhiu).
He was little (= not much) more than a child when his father died.
(Khi cha cht, anh ta cn l mt a tr kh b).
Trong Ting Anh trang trng, little cng c th c t trc nhng ng t nht nh: expect
(mong i), know (bit), suspect (hoi nghi), think (ngh).
He little thought that one day
(Anh ta t ngh rng mt ngy no )
Lu cng c nhng tnh t nh little-know (t ni ting), little-used (t dng).
a little-known painter (mt ha s t ni ting)
a little-used footpath (mt con ng mn t ngi qua li)
6. Mo t xc nh the (the definite article).
A. Hnh thc.
The c dng cho c s t, s nhiu v tt c cc ging.
B. bed, church, court (ta n), hospital, prison, school / college / university (i hc).
The khng c dng trc nhng danh t nu trn khi ngi ta n nhng ni ny vi
mc ch ring bit. Chng ta i:
to bed (i ng), to hospital (i nm bnh vin), to church (i l),
to prison (i t), to court (ra ta), to school / college / university (i i hc).
Tng t chng ta c th;
in bed (i ng), in hospital (i nm bnh vin).
at church (i l), at school (i hc), in court (ra ta) v.v
We can be / get back (be / get home) from school / college / university (chng ta c th
trng / i hc v nh).
Chng ta c th leave school (ri khi trng, tan hc, leave hospital (ra vin), be
released from prison (ra t).
- Khi nhng ni ny ch dng thm ving hay nhng l do khc th cn thit phi c the:
I went to the church to see the stained glass.
(Ti i n nh th xem knh mu).
He goes to the prison sometimes to give lectures.
(Thnh thong ng ta n khm ng ni chuyn).
C. Sea (bin)
Chng ta go the sea (i bin) nh nhng thy th, at sea ( trn bin) nh mt chuyn
hi hnh. Nhng at the sea th li c ngha l sng gn bin.
D. Work (ch lm) v office (c quan, vn phng)
Work = (place of work) (ch lm vic) c dng khng c the:
Hes on his way to work (Anh ta trn ng n ch lm).
He is at work. (Anh ta ch ch lm).
He isnt back from work yet (Anh ta cha i lm v).
- Lu at work cn c ngha l lm vic
hard at work = working hard (lm vic vt v).
Hes hard at work on a new picture.
(Anh ta chm ch v mt bc tranh mi).
- office = (place of work) (c quan vn phng) th cn the:
He is at / in the office (Anh ta ti / trong vn phng).
- To be in office (khng c the) c ngha l gi mt chc v (thng l chnh tr), To be
out of office = to be no longer in power (khng cn quyn hnh na).
E. Town (ph, th x).
Khi town l ca ngi ni th c th b the:
We go to town sometimes to buy clothes.
(Thnh thong chng ti i ph mua qun o).