1. 中国的湖名在英译时，其前通用定冠词，如：
the West Lake（西湖）
the Dongting Lake（洞庭湖）
2. 外国的湖名前，通常不加定冠词，如：
Success Lake（成功湖）
Lake Baikal（贝加尔湖）
Silver Lake（银湖）
Lake Michigan（密执安湖）等。
注：有个别外国湖名也用冠词，如the Lake of Geneva（日内瓦湖）。
单词：lake的近义词、反义词、形近词辨析
lake/cake/wake/take/make/river/sea/ocean/wave
记忆：
1. lake [ leik ] n. 湖 The Dongting Lake is the largest lake in China. 洞庭湖是中国最大的湖。
2. cake [ keik ] n. 蛋糕, 饼, 块 My dear boy, here is a nice cake for you. 我的孩子，这可口的饼是给你的。
3. wake [ weik ] vt. 叫醒, 激发 vi. 醒来, 醒着 Wake me up at six tomorrow morning if you can.如果行的话，请你明早六点钟叫我起来。
4. take [ teik ] vt. 拿, 拿走, 取 If you take my money away, take my life too. Shylock sighed in the court. 你要拿我的钱的话，把我的命也拿走吧。夏洛克在法庭上叹了口气。
5. make [ meik ] vt. 制造, 安排, 使成为 We must make our country strong so that no one can bully us. 我们必须使我们国家强大，别国才不能欺负我们。
6. river [ 5rivE ] n. 河流 Do you know the reason why cities are often located along rivers? 你知道为什么城市常位于河边的原因吗？
7. sea n. 大海 People inland want to see the sea with their own eyes. 内陆的人想亲眼看看大海。
8. ocean [ 5EuFEn] n. 大洋 The Pacific Ocean is the largest ocean in the world.太平洋是世上最大的洋。
9. wave [ weiv ] n. 波, 波浪 vi. (挥手)示意, 波动, 摇动 Surfing is a sport to ride over waves. 冲浪是一种驾驭浪涛的运动。
另类阅读：
When Johnson wakes up, he waves his hand and makes some cakes. He devotes the cakes to his ancestors. The water from the lake nearby takes the cakes down the river into the sea and ocean where the huge waves break the cakes down.
与单词：lake 相关的例句或者名人名言
The lake is hidden among the mountains.
湖泊四周群山环绕。
Fishing is my hobby, so I often go to the lake on weekends.
我的爱好是钓鱼，所以我周末常去湖边。
My son loves boating on the lake near our summer house.
我儿子喜欢在我们夏日住所附近的湖上划船。
