399　go to school和go to the school

　go to school 表示“去上学，上课”，指去学校读书学习；go to the school 表示“去学校”，不一定上学，可能去开会或参观。

It's time for us to go to school . 我们该去上学了。

A: Where's your mother? 你妈妈在哪里 ?

B: She's gone to the school . 她到学校里去了 。

我弟弟7岁上学 。

My brother went to the school at the age of seven. （误）

My brother went to school at the age of seven. （正）

父亲到学校同我的老师谈了话 。

Father went to school to have a talk with my teacher. （误）

Father went to the school to have a talk with my teacher. （正）

提示

①leave school表示“毕业，退学”；leave the school表示“离开学校”。

I left school two years ago. 我两年前毕业了。

I graduated two years ago.

The teacher left the school five minutes ago. 老师5分钟前离开了学校。

②in hospital表示“住院”，in the hospital表示“在医院（工作等）”