to the end与to an end的区别

to an end表示：结束；完结,告终； 例句： We could draw yet another picture of a different way a life could come to an end. 我们能描绘另一幅生命开始和结束的画面。而to the end意思是:到底；始终；直到最后。例如:Shall we have a race to the end of the beach?咱们比赛跑到海滩那一头，好吗？