another和other的区别和解析
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another与other的区别。
①Some students like English and other students (others) like physics.
有些学生喜欢英语,有些学生喜欢物理。
【解析】other表示“别的”,“另外的”,只能与复数名词连用。但other前有冠词the即可与单数名词连用。如:
I have two pens. One is blue. The other (pen) is black.
我有两枝钢笔。一支是蓝色的,另一支是黑色的。
②John did better than all the other players in the sport.
在那项运动中John比所有别的运动员都出色。
【解析】the other加复数名词指的是一定范围内“所有其余的人或事物”,是特指;而other加复数名词却是没有明确范围的“另外的人或事物”。如:
We must think more of other comrades.
我们必须多想想别的同志。
③ This shirt is too large for me. Please show me another.
这件衬衫我穿太大。请另外拿一件我看看。(一般商店不会只有两件衬衫)
【解析】another, the other作代词的用法。The other表示“两个数量中的另一个”,表示特指,总数为俩;another表示“总数为三个以上中任意的另一个”,表示泛指。如:
His parents both work in a hospital. One is a doctor and the other is a nurse.
他父母都在一家医院工作。一个是医生,一个是护士。(父母为两个人)
其他习惯用法one another, from one…to another, the other day = a few days ago,every other
day/ week/year, some…, others…,如:
I met Mr. Smith in the park the other day.
前几天我在公园里碰见了Smith先生。
While at the university, he went to the library every other day.
在大学时他每隔一天去图书馆一次。
Some people like football, others like volleyball.
有些人喜欢足球,有些人喜欢排球。
They are very different from one another.
他们互相之间差别很大。
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