表示“一日三餐”名詞的用法

1. 在通常情況下，表示一日三餐的 breakfast, lunch, supper前不用冠詞。如：

Breakfast is served until 9 a.m. 早餐一直供應(yīng)到上午9點(diǎn)。

Can you manage lunch on Tuesday? 你星期二能來(lái)吃午飯嗎?

與介詞after, at, before, for, over, since, without等搭配時(shí)，通常也不用冠詞。如：

I often nod off for a little while after lunch. 我在午飯后常睡一小覺(jué)。

At breakfast this morning he said that he would be very busy today. 今天早餐時(shí)，他說(shuō)他今天會(huì)很忙。

Please make your beds before breakfast. 請(qǐng)?jiān)谠顼埱鞍汛蹭伜谩?/p>

I nearly always go home for lunch. 我差不多總是回家吃午飯。

She scanned the newspaper over breakfast. 她吃著早飯把報(bào)紙大略看了一遍。

I haven’t eaten since breakfast. 我吃了早飯后到現(xiàn)在還什么都沒(méi)吃呢。

I had to go without breakfast this morning as I was in a hurry. 我今早很匆忙，只好不吃早飯了。

有時(shí)介詞at與介詞during意思相同。如：

It happened at [during] lunch. 此事發(fā)生在吃午飯的時(shí)候。

2. 若是特指某一頓早、中、晚餐，則可在其前加定冠詞或甚至其他限定詞。如：

Thank you for the breakfast. 謝謝你的這頓早餐。

Let’s get the supper ready. 咱們把晚飯準(zhǔn)備好。

After that breakfast, I never saw her again. 吃了那頓早餐后，我就再?zèng)]有看到過(guò)她。

3. 若受到描繪性定語(yǔ)的修飾且表示非特指，其前通常要用不定冠詞。如：

We had a working lunch. 我們吃了一頓工作午餐。

I only want a small supper. 晚飯我只想吃一點(diǎn)東西。

He takes a packed lunch to work every day. 他每天帶(盒裝)午飯上班。

After a quick breakfast, he hurried to the station. 匆匆忙忙吃完早餐，他就趕到車(chē)站去了。

The walk is expected to last all day so bring a packed lunch. 預(yù)計(jì)要走一天，所以要帶份準(zhǔn)備好的午飯。

We were well primed for the journey with a large breakfast. 為了去旅行，我們?cè)绮投汲缘蔑栵柕摹?/p>

4. 表示一日三餐的名詞通常是不可數(shù)的，所以當(dāng)要表示一日三餐具體的“量”時(shí)，可用some, much, little等修飾。如：

She doesn’t eat much breakfast. 她早點(diǎn)吃得不多。

She always eats very little supper. 她晚飯總是吃得很少。

We made ourselves some breakfast. 我們自己做了點(diǎn)早飯。

當(dāng)然，也可不直接用 much, little 等修飾，而換用其他表達(dá)。如：

She never eats much for breakfast. 她早點(diǎn)從不多吃。

5. 雖然表示一日三餐的名詞不可數(shù)，但有時(shí)為了強(qiáng)調(diào)不同種類的飯餐或不同人食用的飯餐時(shí)，也可使用復(fù)數(shù)形式。如：

Does this pub provide lunches? 這家酒館供應(yīng)午餐嗎?

Free school lunches are given to children who qualify. 符合條件的兒童可享受免費(fèi)的午餐。

如果受到these, those等的修飾，自然也要用復(fù)數(shù)。如：

I’m used to wine with my meals, so I find these lunches rather unsatisfying. 我習(xí)慣于吃飯時(shí)喝葡萄酒，因此我覺(jué)得這些午飯相當(dāng)不令人滿意。

6. 表示“吃”早餐、中餐或晚餐，英語(yǔ)通常用 have。如：

They were having breakfast when I arrived. 我到達(dá)時(shí)，他們正在用早餐。

He suggested that we have lunch at the hotel. 他提議我們?cè)谫e館吃午飯。

其實(shí)也可用 take 或eat(只是相對(duì)來(lái)說(shuō)較少見(jiàn)而已)。如：

Won’t you stay and take lunch with us? 留在這兒吃午飯好嗎?

We hardly had time to eat breakfast. 我們簡(jiǎn)直沒(méi)有時(shí)間吃早飯。

根據(jù)情況可搭配其他動(dòng)詞。如：

Who is making [getting] breakfast? 誰(shuí)在做早飯?

She ordered lunch for 1.30. 她定了午餐, 在1時(shí)30分開(kāi)飯。

They provided breakfast as well as dinner. 他們提供早飯和晚飯。

Four waiters served us lunch. 有四個(gè)服務(wù)員招待我們吃午飯。

7. 表示一日三餐的名詞有時(shí)可用于另一名詞前作定語(yǔ)。如：

Orange juice is a popular breakfast drink. 橙汁是受歡迎的早餐飲料。

Americans love breakfast cereals in the form of flakes. 美國(guó)人喜歡薄片狀的谷類早餐食品。

She included some chocolate in each child’s lunch bag. 她在每個(gè)孩子的午餐包里加了一些巧克力。

An older boy intimidated the little children when he took their lunch money. 一個(gè)年齡大一點(diǎn)的男孩恐嚇那些小孩，并且拿走了他們的午飯錢(qián)。

8. 中國(guó)、美國(guó)、英國(guó)對(duì)一日三餐的叫法