He did it one—third the time it took me one—third是前位限定词 the是

He did it one—third the time it took me one—third是前位限定词 the是中位定词
什么是前位限定词 什么是中位限定词
为什么是the
a 有什么区别 这里是什么用法?
This rule will apply to everyone who applies for this post 这里是什么用法 will apply

He did it one-third the time it took me 的英语结构是：He did it for one-third the time it took me .英语中省略for 到处可见,the time it took me中it took me 是定语从句,意思是：它（那件事）所花费9我的时间),把“the time 放到正确位置是“ it took me the time (这件事占据我那一段时间）先行词the time 在定语从句中作直接宾语.因此 He did it one-third the time it took me 这句话的直译意思是：他当时做那件事用了三分之一的（the time )那段特定的时间,那件事花费我(正是)那段特定的时间..one—third the time 是三分之一的那段时间,指的不是那段时间的全部.如果写成 “the one -third time”指的 是“特定的三分之一的时间”表示“整体上上讲就是三分之一的时间”,这时我们对三分之一的时间概念一定模糊不清,故英译中表示 “三分之一的.（特定的整体）时间”或“.的时间的三分之一”,很明显用“one-third the time ”就很合乎语法和逻辑理解了.例如 we played basketball that day for six hours ,(我们那天打篮球用了6小时）,那么,one-third the time we played basketball that day for is two hours ,(三分之一的我们打篮球的时间）或我们打篮球的三分之一的时间是2小时.）,从这里看看“for是不是很别扭,把它一省略,就更能明白了,.
因为the 表示特指,the time it took me 是定语从句修饰先行词the time ,（见上面分析）,定语从句的先行词前加the是理所当然的事.a 表示泛指.
This rule will apply to everyone who applies for this post .句中apply to sb/sth 表示适用于某人/某事.apply for sth 表示“申请某事”,who applies for this post 又是一个定语从句,修饰“everyone,.everyone who applies for this post 意思是：申请这项职位（职务）的每一个人.will apply to 是表示将来时态.This rule will apply to everyone who applies for this post .这句话的意思是：直译：该规则将适用于任何人-----申请这项职位（职务）的每一个人.
活译：该规则将适用于任何想申请这项职务的人员.