1. 用以特指某(些)人或某(些)事物 This is the house where Lu Xun once lived. 2. 用于指谈话双方都明确所指的人或事物 Open the door, please. 3. 用以复述上文提过的人或事物(第一次提到用“a或an”,以后再次提到用“the”) Once there lived a lion in the forest. Every day the lion asked small animals to look for food for him. |