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英語中越小的詞作用越舉足輕重，比如定冠詞「the」，許多短語中，有沒有the，意思可能天差地別。下面舉幾例大家對比對比：

1. in red V.S in the red: 穿紅色衣服V.S 赤字，虧損

eg. Young girls always like to dress in red. 小女孩都喜歡穿紅色的衣服。

The company is in the red all the time. 公司一直在虧損之中。

2. in black V.S in the black: 穿黑色的衣服V.S 盈餘

eg. He looks extremely handsome in black. 小女孩都喜歡穿紅色的衣服。

I wish my accounts were in the black. 真希望我的帳戶裡有錢啊。

3. by day V.S by the day: (在)白天V.S 按日（計算）

eg. I sleep by day and play by night during the holiday. 假期裡，我白天睡覺，晚上玩耍。

she is paid by the day. 她的薪水按日發放。

4. in charge of V.S in the charge of: 負責某人/事V.S 由某人負責

eg. I am in charge of daily affairs in my class. 我是班上的生活委員。（我負責班級日常事務。）

The company is in the charge of a wise man. 公司由一位智者掌管。

5. in case of V.S in the case of: 以防萬一V.S 就……而言

eg. Don’t use your mobile phone in case of thunder. 萬一打雷千萬不要用手機打電話。

In the case of his health, it is already fortunate to have recovered from his illness like this. 就他的健康狀況而言，能恢復成這樣已經很幸運了。

6. at play V.S at the play: 在玩耍/賭博 V.S 在看戲

eg. He is a lover boy at play. 他是個花花公子。

My grandparents are at the play. 我的祖父母這會兒在看戲。

7. in view of V.S in the view of: 鑑於，考慮到…… V.S 在……看來

eg. Schools were closed that day in view of the typhoon．因為颱風的關係，學校那天停課。

In the view of an adult, nothing is more important than their family. 在成年人眼中，沒有什麼比家庭更重要。

8. in flesh V.S in the flesh: 肥胖的 V.S 活生生地，本人，真人，親自

eg. She is in flesh recently. 她最近胖了。

I have never seen Brad Pitt in the flesh. 我從未見過大帥哥布拉德﹒彼特本人。

9. out of question V.S out of the question: 肯定，沒問題 V.S不可能，辦不到

eg. Your success is out of question. 你一定會成功的。

Marriage is out of the question in the absence of love. 沒有愛情，婚姻免談。

10. in place of V.S in the place of: 代替V.S在……的位置上，在……地方

eg. I am not a good drinker. I drink water in place of beer. 我酒量不佳，以水代酒。

New houses have been set up in the place of the old ones. 在舊房子的那片地上又建起了新房。

11. in sight of V.S in the sight of: 看見…… V.S 從……觀點來看

eg. In sight of a boat, they cired out excitingly. 看到小船，他們興奮地大叫起來。

We all equal in the sight of God. 在上帝眼中，人人平等。

12. in trade V.S in the trade: 做生意，經商 V.S 精通，在行

eg. He is engaged in trade. 他在經商。

He plays the piano in the trade. 他擅長彈鋼琴。

13. in front of V.S in the front of: 在（事物整體，外部）的前面 V.S 在（空間內部）的前部

eg. She will be delivering a speech in front of the whole department. 她要在全系同學面前做演講。

We all like to sit in the front of the classroom in Frech class. 法語課上，我們都喜歡往教室前排坐。

好了，以上所舉之例，都說明定冠詞the的重要性，英語學習者可千萬不能小看它，如果怕記混淆，不妨多看點例句，有趣的例子可以幫助加強記憶。類似的因為the的有無意思大相逕庭的短語還有不少，這裡不勝枚舉。當然，並非所有的短語都因為the 的有無意思全變了，有的差別也不大。至於差別大或小，這就需要學習者實事求是，發揮探索精神，勤快地查閱和討教，然後準確地記憶。切記，學習外語不可妄加猜測，要本著尊重外來語言與文化的態度，勤於查閱，化?為！。