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很多同学不清楚other(s),the other(s)和another的用法,以致于在使用中常常出错。下面就简要区分一下它们的用法。
1. other用作形容词时,意为“其他的”。例如:
We study Chinese,English,maths and other subjects. 我们学习汉语、英语、数学和其他课程。
2. others常和some对比使用,意思是“有些”,而不是“其他的”。例如:
Some students were playing football,while others were playing volleyball. 一些学生在踢足球,另一些学生在打排球。
3. the other意为“两个中的另一个”,常见于“one... the other...”结构。例如:
I have two books. One is with a red cover,while the other is with a white cover. 我有两本书,一本是红皮的,另一本是白皮的。
One side of the road is covered with flowers ,while the other side is covered by sand. 路的一边长满了花,然而另一边却是沙地。
4. the others表示在一定范围内“其余的全部人或物”。例如:
The dictionary is better than the others. 这本词典比其余的都要好。
Some students went to see a film,while the others were doing their homework. 一些学生去看电影了,剩下的都在做作业。
5. another指不定数目中的“另一个”。例如:
This jacket is big. Please get me another. 这件上衣有点大,请再给我拿一件。
another还可以和“数词 + 复数名词”连用。例如:
Another ten students joined the League. 又有10位同学加入了共青团。
另外,请注意以下两个词组的用法:
1) any other后面跟单数名词和any of the other后面跟复数名词,可以与“比较级 + than”连用,表示最高级的意思。例如:
He is taller than any other student in our class. (= He is taller than any of the other students in our class.) 他的个子比我们班其他同学的个子都高。(意即:他是我们班个子最高的同学。)
2) other than意为“除了”,意思上相当于except/apart from。例如:
You cant get there other than by boat. 除了坐船去,用别的方法你到不了那里。
There was nothing we could do other than (but) wait. 除了等待以外,我们没有别的办法。