one…the other还是one…another

one…the other还是one…another

有这样一道题考题：

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

A. other                               B. the other

C. the others                        D. another

【陷阱】容易误选B。选择依据可能是one … the other …这一常用结构。

【分析】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 look delicious. 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。