В зависимости от контекста. Время не влияет на артикль. Если ты говоришь о кенгуру в обобщающем значении, то неопределённый артикль a, а если в конкретизирующем значении, то определённый артикль the. A kangaroo is one of the most unique animals in the world. (Кенгуру является одним из уникальнейших животных в мире)
The kangaroo seems to be hungry. (Кажется, этот кенгуру голоден)
В выражении "What a nice kangaroo" всегда неопределенный артикль, в выражении "How nice the kangaroo is" всегда определенный артикль.
A hurricane (ураган) is a severe storm. To be called a hurricane, a storm must have wind speeds at least 75 miles (120 kilometers) an hour.
1. People who live around the Pacific Ocean call hurricanes typhoons (тайфун). People who live on the Indian Ocean call them cyclones (циклоны). Hurricanes begin over warm tropical oceans.
2. They are like giant spinning (вращающиеся) wheels of storm clouds, wind and rain. The centre of a hurricane is a narrow column of air that spins very slowly. This is the "eye" of hurricane.
3. Here the weather is surprisingly calm with low winds and clear skies.
Tornadoes are terrible windstorms. Most of them happen in North America, but they can occur anywhere in the world.
4. If hurricanes are strong winds that build up over the sea, tornadoes build up over land.
5. They happen when large masses of cloud meet. When a tornado touches the ground, it sucks (втягивает) up anything in its path – trees, houses and people. On the 4 September 1981 a tornado hit Ancona, a place in Italy. It lifted a baby asleep in its pram.
6. into the air set it down safely 100 metes away. The baby was still sleeping soundly.
Если ты говоришь о кенгуру в обобщающем значении, то неопределённый артикль a, а если в конкретизирующем значении, то определённый артикль the.
A kangaroo is one of the most unique animals in the world. (Кенгуру является одним из уникальнейших животных в мире)
The kangaroo seems to be hungry. (Кажется, этот кенгуру голоден)
В выражении "What a nice kangaroo" всегда неопределенный артикль, в выражении "How nice the kangaroo is" всегда определенный артикль.
1. People who live around the Pacific Ocean call hurricanes typhoons (тайфун). People who live on the Indian Ocean call them cyclones (циклоны). Hurricanes begin over warm tropical oceans.
2. They are like giant spinning (вращающиеся) wheels of storm clouds, wind and rain. The centre of a hurricane is a narrow column of air that spins very slowly. This is the "eye" of hurricane.
3. Here the weather is surprisingly calm with low winds and clear skies.
Tornadoes are terrible windstorms. Most of them happen in North America, but they can occur anywhere in the world.
4. If hurricanes are strong winds that build up over the sea, tornadoes build up over land.
5. They happen when large masses of cloud meet. When a tornado touches the ground, it sucks (втягивает) up anything in its path – trees, houses and people. On the 4 September 1981 a tornado hit Ancona, a place in Italy. It lifted a baby asleep in its pram.
6. into the air set it down safely 100 metes away. The baby was still sleeping soundly.