go to school 表示“去上學,上課”,指去學校讀書學習;go to the school 表示“去學校”,不一定上學,可能去開會或參觀。
It's time for us to go to school . 我們該去上學了。
A: Where's your mother? 你媽媽在哪里 ?
B: She's gone to the school . 她到學校里去了 。
我弟弟7歲上學 。
My brother went to the school at the age of seven. (誤)
My brother went to school at the age of seven. (正)
父親到學校同我的老師談了話 。
Father went to school to have a talk with my teacher. (誤)
Father went to the school to have a talk with my teacher. (正)
提示
①leave school表示“畢業(yè),退學”;leave the school表示“離開學?!?。
I left school two years ago. 我兩年前畢業(yè)了。
I graduated two years ago.
The teacher left the school five minutes ago. 老師5分鐘前離開了學校。
②in hospital表示“住院”,in the hospital表示“在醫(yī)院(工作等)”