核心问题
She had very little money to live on, ate very little and was always cold in winter. [《高中英语教科书》第三册(上),人教社,p.2]
《中学英语句型·词组大全》(清华大学出版社, p. 162) 对上句的注释如下:
“in winter: 在整个冬季(in the winter, 在冬季的某几天、某一阶段时间)”
in winter 与 in the winter 真的存在这种区别吗?
词典解答
in winter(spring, summer, autumn)与in the winter(spring, summer, autumn)实际上并不存在该书所说的那种区别。下面的实例可以证明这一点:
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The surface water is warm, and in summer can reach up to C or even C. 表面的水是温的,夏天可以高达 C,甚至可以达到 C。
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in the autumn of 1980 1980 的秋天(指整个秋季)
更详细的情形, 见 spring。