中式英语之鉴:从头至尾

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184. 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。