Отправлено: 06.10.09 23:23. Заголовок: употребление артиклей

China covers area of almost six million square kilometres and is the most populous country on Earth, having more than one billion people. (Total English Upper Intermediate, Student's Book, p. 39)

Earth or the Earth is the planet on which we live. People usually say Earth when they are referring to the planet as part of the universe, and the Earth when they are talking about the planet as the place where we live. (Collins Cobuild Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary. New Digital Edition 2008 © HarperCollins Publishers 2008)

В первом предложении Earth употребляется без артикля. Выходит, здесь Земля - это the planet as part of the universe, а не the place where we live?

 Отправлено: 22.10.09 22:58. Заголовок: Да, мне именно так н..

Да, мне именно так носитель языка объяснил.