Oh, yes. Well, towards nightfall I found myself carried out to sea by a strong wind. It was all my fault. I didn’t know whether I could survive until morning. The next morning I’d just about given myself up for lost when I was spotted by a ship.
请问:句的 morning 前面为什么没有用冠词呢?可以加上定冠词 the 吗?
句子来源:人教版高中英语必修三Unit 3THE MILLION POUND BANK NOTE百万英镑
若不强调时间的期间,而强调时间的起点,则习惯上不用冠词。如:
Afternoon came, and it was time for them to leave. 下午到了,是他们起程的时候了。
It happened towards evening the next day. 这事发生在次日傍晚。
When morning came, I found that she had left. 天亮了,我发现她已走了。
Night began to fall. 夜幕开始降临。