张道真语法书中有这样的例句:
The story was set in a September in the 1980s.
此句用了a September?
那么季节可以类推吗?
The story was set in a summer in the 1980s 和The story was set in summer in the 1980s 哪个对?summer前需要加 a 吗?
The story was set in a summer in the 1980s 和The story was set in summer in the 1980s 哪个对?summer前需要加 a 吗?
【答】 in the 1980s 是“在20世纪80年代”即“在1980-1989这10年里”,所以应该用 in a summer,不能用in summer in the 1980s ,因为这里的 a 表示“某一个”的意思。 in the summer in the 1980s 的意思是“在20世纪80年代每年的夏天”。