the的用法如下：
1、（指已提到或易领会到的人或事物）
used to refer to sb/sth that has already been mentioned or is easily understood
There were three questions. The first two were relatively easy but the third one was hard.
有三个问题。头两个相对容易，第三个困难。
There was an accident here yesterday. A car hit a tree and the driver was killed.
昨天这里发生了一起事故。一辆小轿车撞到树上，驾车的人死了。
The heat was getting to be too much for me.
天气热得快让我受不了了。
The nights are getting longer.
夜越来越长。
2、（指独一无二的、正常的或不言而喻的人或事物）
used to refer to sb/sth that is the only, normal or obvious one of their kind
the Mona Lisa
《蒙娜丽莎》
the Nile
尼罗河
the Queen
女王
What's the matter?
怎么回事？
The phone rang.
电话铃响了。
I patted her on the back.
我拍了拍她的背。
How's the (= your) baby?
宝宝好吗？
3、（解说时用）
used when explaining which person or thing you mean
the house at the end of the street
街尽头的房子
The people I met there were very friendly.
我在那里遇到的人很友善。
It was the best day of my life.
这是我一生中最美好的一天。
You're the third person to ask me that.
你是第三个问我那件事的人。
Friday the thirteenth
十三号，星期五
Alexander the Great
亚历山大大帝
4、（用以泛指）
used to refer to a thing in general rather than a particular example
He taught himself to play the violin.
他自学拉小提琴。
The dolphin is an intelligent animal.
海豚是聪明的动物。
They placed the African elephant on their endangered list.
他们把非洲大象列为濒危动物。
I heard it on the radio.
我从收音机里听到了这件事。
I'm usually out during the day.
白天我通常不在家。
5、（与形容词连用，指事物或统称的人）
used with adjectives to refer to a thing or a group of people described by the adjective
With him, you should always expect the unexpected.
在他身上你应随时料到有意想不到的事情发生。
拓展资料
1、A waiter came and hovered. John caught my look and we both got up and, ignoring the waiter, made our way to the buffet
一个侍者走了过来，候在附近。约翰领会了我的眼神，我们两个都站了起来，没有理睬那个侍者，朝自助餐台走去。
2、There has been a slight increase in the consumption of meat
肉类消费量略有增长。
3、It's always hard to speculate about the future
未来一向很难预测。
4、The doctor's on his way
医生正在路上。
5、'How's the family?' — 'Just fine, thank you.'
“家里人都好吧？”——“都好，谢谢。”
