乐器要加the,球类不加the。意思是play后接表示乐器的词时要加the,如play the piano弹吉他、play the violin拉小提琴;play后接表示球类的词时要不加the,如play basketball打篮球、play football踢足球。

如何分辨play后边加不加the

1、play表示“参加(某种球类运动或棋牌类的活动)”时,不需要定冠词the,后面直接加球类运动名称或棋牌类活动名称,可根据实际情况翻译成“打,踢,下”等。例如:
1) He often plays football with his classmates after school.
放学后,他常常和他的同班同学一起踢足球。
2) Can you play badminton?
你会打羽毛球吗?
3) He can play chess well.
他很会下国际象棋。
4) Men were sitting in the park, playing cards.
男人们坐在公园里打牌。
5) Look! They are playing majing.
瞧,他们在打麻将。
2、play表示“演奏(某种乐器)”时,结构是“play +the + 乐器名称”,即在乐器名称前要加定冠词the。可根据实际情况翻译成“打,弹,拉,打,吹”等。例如:
1) He's learning to play the piano.
他在学习弹钢琴。
2) Are you good at playing the violin?
你擅长拉小提琴吗?
3) They can play the erhu.
她们会拉二胡。
4) He practices playing the flute every day.
他每天练习吹长笛。
5) Jack plays the drums for the school band.
杰克为学校乐队打鼓。