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典型错误

※France is an European country.

※Have you ever seen an UFO?

※He is a honest man.

※Tom is the friend of my brother's.

1.一般说来,在首字母读音为辅音音素的词前用 a,如 a book(一本书),a university(一所大学),a European (一个欧洲人);在首字母读音为元音音素的词前用 an,如 an orange(一个橘子)。例如:

France is a European country.法国是一个欧洲国家。

He has an orange.他有一个橘子。

There is a university in the town.这个城镇有一所大学。

2.在缩略词前,若该缩略词的首字母是元音音素,则应用 an,如 an MP(一位议员),an SOS (呼救信号),an X-ray(X光)等;若该缩略词的首字母是辅音音素,则应用 a。例如:

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