冠词的用法问题（选择题）

问题描述

Recently, _______ South China was hit by _____ unexpected heavy rain, which caused severe flooding.

A. x; an      B, x; x      C. the, an      D. the the

答案为A ， 第一个空为什么不用 the 呢？谢谢！

老师答疑

蒋老师：

South China 是专有名词，指“华南（地区）”，其前不能用定冠词表特指，因为“华南”只有一个。句意：

Recently, South  China was hit by an unexpected heavy rain, which caused severe flooding. 最近，华南地区遭受了一场意外的大雨袭击，引发了严重的水灾。

陈老师：

赞同蒋老师解答!

(1)专有名词"South China" 前不加定冠词"the"。

(2)以元音发音开头的单词"unexpected"前加不定冠词"an"表示泛指。

Well, I think it is too hot in south China in summer.  

嗯, 我想在夏天中国南方的城市太热了。

Then I'll go down south to see the great changes in South China.  

然后去中国南方看看那里的变化。