The = 'you know which one'

1. The means 'you know which(one/ones) I mean'
對方知道你所指的是那一是物

e.g
I bought a radio and a CD player, but the CD player didn't work.
( the CD player 指的是剛買的那一個)

The women over there work with my sister .
(The women, 指明是over there work, 所以有'the')

Please close the door.
(對方是看見得的)

He's been to the North Pole
(明顯的只有一個)

2. We often use the with only and with the superlatives
最好的, 最....

e.g.
She's the only woman for me

It's the best restaurant in town

選自Oxford "How English Work"

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