中英之鉴 中式英语之鉴185
他太激动了，以致无法从头至尾地把故事讲完。
[误] He was too excited to tell his story from the beginning to the end.
[正] He was too excited to tell his story from beginning to end.
注：这有关英语零冠词的用法。在英语的某些固定短语中，是无需使用冠词的。除了上例，相似的还有
at this time of year/day(一年中的这个时候)，in bed(在床上)等。
