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next year/the next year

核心问题

《英语惯用法大词典》(北京科学技术出版社,1994,p.1274)说:“在 next Monday, next week, next month, next summer, next May, next year, next Christmas, next term 等词组中不加定冠词。如:

When I telephone you next time, I shall tell you about it."

但是,下面句子里的 the next year 不知如何解释:

In 1855 he was 46; the next year he was 47. (LDCE)

1855 年他四十六岁,第二年他四十七岁。

词典解答

绝不要认为 next week, next year, next month, next term 等短语永远不带定冠词。实际上,上列短语有时带定冠词,有时不带定冠词。按照英语惯用法,当以现在为时间参照点来谈论“下周”“下月”“明年”……时,上列短语均不带定冠词,但是,当以过去某个时间点或将来某个时间点为背景来谈论 next week (month, year, term) 时,则既可以带定冠词,也可以不带定冠词。例句见 next week/the next week

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