Mary, a White is waiting for you at the school gate.
为何用 a White 来作主语?
Mary, a White is waiting for you at the school gate.
本句中,a White 的意思是“一个姓(叫)怀特的人”,等于:Mary, a man called White is waiting for you at the school gate.
▲专有名词前用不定冠词:
专有名词本身就是特指,因此之前通常不加任何冠词。但有的特殊状况下,专有名词(包含姓氏)前须加不定冠词,表示具备某种特质的人或某一位不认识的人。
I know a Diana, but not the famous one.我认识一个叫黛安娜的,但不是有知名度的那一个。
The boy wants to be a Newton. 那个男生想成为牛顿式的人物。
He is now a different John Smith from what he used to be. 他目前是一个跟以前大不不一样的约翰史密斯了。