bed, church, court, hospital, prison, school, college, university前冠词的省与留

    ■人们去这些地方干在这些地方应该干的事时，上述词语的前面不用定冠词the。例如:

    We go：

to bed (to sleep or as invalids) 上床睡觉或（病人）卧床

to church (to pray) 去教堂祷告

to court (as litigants) 上法院打官司

to hospital (as patients) 去医院就医

to prison (as prisoners) 进监狱坐牢

to school / college / university (to study) 去学校 / 学院 / 大学读书

■同样可以说：

in bed (sleeping or resting) 在床上（睡觉或休息）

at church (as worshippers) 在教堂做礼拜

in court (as witnesses) 在法庭作证

in hospital (as patients) 生病住院

at school (as students) 在学校读书

■我们可以说：

be / get back / home from school / college / university从学校 / 大学上学回到家里

leave school 离校，放学回家

be released from prison 出狱

■如果往这些地方去是由于其他原因，则要用定冠词：

I went to the church to see the stained glass. 我到教堂看染色拼花玻璃窗去了。

He goes to the prison sometimes to give lectures. 他有时去监狱给囚犯演讲。