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another还是the other

2009-09-04来源:和谐英语

another还是the other

 

请看下面的一道题,是考查one…the other还是考查one…another?

Her lecture was hard to follow because she kept jumping from one subject to _________.

A. other                        B. the other                        C. the others                        D. another

【分析】此题容易死套搭配 one … the other…而误选B,其实最佳答案为D。使用one…the other … 时,我们通常是针对两者而言的,即指“两者中的一个……,另一个……”;如果所谈论的情况不是针对两者而言的,而是针对多者而言的,那么我们就不宜在 one 后使用 the other,而考虑用 another。又如(答案均选D,即选 another):

(1) Those cakes are wonderful. Could I have _________ one?

A. other                       B. the other                 C. the others                 D. another

(2) I have many such novels. I’ll bring _________ tomorrow.

A. other                       B. the other                 C. the others                 D. another

(3) Saying is one thing and doing is _________.

A. other                       B. the other                 C. the others                 D. another

比较以下各例:

(1) Shut _________ eye, Jim.

A. another                    B. some other              C. other                       D. the other

答案选D,因为人的眼睛只有两只,故用 one…the other 结构。

(2) It’s sometimes hard to tell one twin from _________.

A. another                    B. some other              C. other                       D. the other

答案选D,twin 意为“孪生子之一”、“双胞胎之一”,即指两者之一,故用 one…the other 这一结构。