当 man和woman表泛指时,其前可以不用冠词,也可以用不定冠词或复数形式。如:Man and woman were created equal. 男人和女人生来就是平等的。A woman without a man is like a fish without a bicycle. 一个女人没有男人好比一条鱼没有自行车。(过去女权运动的笑话)Women ask for equal pay because they work as hard as men. 妇女要求与男人同酬,因为她们和男人一样努力干活。顺便说一句,如果 man 用于表示“人类”,则其前不能用冠词。如:How did Man first discover fire? 人类最初是怎样发现火的?Man must stop polluting the earth’s atmosphere. 人类必须停止污染地球的大气层。