求区别:Today is my mother's fortieth birthday. It was the eightieth birthday of my grandma's.如题.我在做题的时候看到这个 觉得甚是奇怪. birthday应该是特指,为什么有时候要用the 有时候不用呢?求高人指点.

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求区别:Today is my mother's fortieth birthday. It was the eightieth birthday of my grandma's.
如题.我在做题的时候看到这个 觉得甚是奇怪. birthday应该是特指,为什么有时候要用the 有时候不用呢?求高人指点.