有些表地点的名词很奇怪,如 bed,home,work 和 town 等。说它们奇怪是因为它们与冠词之间的关系,也就是不用冠词修饰时表示的是一个”通俗的概念“,用冠词修饰时,又是另外一个”具体的概念“,有时令人捉摸不透。一、bed1. 当 bed 指睡觉的地方而不是一个特定的对象时,它前面不用冠词,例如:He likes to have breakfast in bed on a Saturday morning.他喜欢在星期六早上在床上吃早餐。The children are in bed.孩子们在床上。Martha threw back the covers and bounced out of bed.玛莎掀开被子,从床上蹦了起来。I want to finish off this essay before I go to bed.我想在睡觉前写完这篇文章。2. 当 bed 指特定的床这个对象时,前面可用冠词,例如:He lived in a room with only two chairs, a bed, and a table.他住在一个只有两把椅子、一张床和一张桌子的房间里。She sat on the bed in my room.她坐在我房间的床上。二、home 1. 当 home 指家喻户晓或通俗的“家”时,通常不用冠词,例如:I stayed at home.我呆在家里。Julie works from home.朱莉在家工作。It's time to go home.该回家了。解析:只有 go home,没有 go to home,因为此时的 home 是自带方向的副词,修饰动词 go,意为“到家,在家,向家”。Lucy is at home at the moment.露西现在在家。2. 当 home 表示某人现在或过去居住的地方时,前面可用冠词,例如:We visited the home of Jackie Kennedy.我们参观了杰基·肯尼迪的家。My sister has made her flat into a beautiful home.我姐姐把她的公寓建成了一个漂亮的家。3. 当 home 指类似退休疗养院(retirement home)之类的表达式时,前面可用冠词,例如:She has lived in a home since she was six.她从六岁起就在保育院生活。It's going to be a home for handicapped children.这将是一家残疾儿童福利院。类似的还有 the family home 家庭住宅,a children's home 儿童之家,an old people's home 养老院,等等。4. 当 home 表示来自于什么样的家庭时,可用冠词,例如:We had a happy home.我们曾经有一个快乐的家庭。She came from a violent home.她出身于一个有暴力行为的家庭。三、work1. Work 是家喻户晓的“工作”,当它作名词表示工作的地方时,不用冠词,意为”工作地点,工作单位,工作场所“,例如:I go to work at 8 o'clock.我8点钟去上班。When do you leave for work ?你什么时候去上班?You should go to work earlier.你应该早点去上班。I have to leave work early today.我今天得早点儿下班。Do you have far to travel to work each day?你每天上班要走很远的路吗?2. 当 work 表示著作或作品时,可用冠词,例如: She bought me the complete works of Shakespeare for my birthday.她给我买了莎士比亚全集作为生日礼物。The statue is a beautiful new work by the Swedish sculptor Lars Ahlander.这座雕像是瑞典雕塑家拉尔斯·阿兰德的一件漂亮的新作品。四、town1. Town 是家喻户晓的”城镇“,当我们想到的是附近的”城镇“中心时,不用冠词,例如:We stayed in the best hotel in town.我们住在城里最好的旅馆里。Shall we go into town this afternoon?我们今天下午进城好吗?I'm leaving town for a few days.我要离开城里几天。2. Town 还可以是一个具体的名词,此时可用冠词,例如:The town where I live is quite small.我住的城镇很小。We spent a month in the French town of Le Puy.我们在一个叫勒庞的法国小镇里待了一个月。