another是三者或三者以上的另一個(gè)
other是其他的意思
通常another是與the other的比較
another是三者或三者以上的另一個(gè)
the other是兩者的另一個(gè)
another與other的區(qū)別。
①Some students like English and other students (others) like physics.
有些學(xué)生喜歡英語植康,有些學(xué)生喜歡物理。
【解析】other表示“別的”,“另外的”吊履,只能與復(fù)數(shù)名詞連用寨典。但other前有冠詞the即可與單數(shù)名詞連用耀盗。如:
I have two pens. One is blue. The other (pen) is black.
我有兩枝鋼筆想虎。一支是藍(lán)色的,另一支是黑色的叛拷。
②John did better than all the other players in the sport.
在那項(xiàng)運(yùn)動(dòng)中John比所有別的運(yùn)動(dòng)員都出色磷醋。
【解析】the other加復(fù)數(shù)名詞指的是一定范圍內(nèi)“所有其余的人或事物”,是特指胡诗;而other加復(fù)數(shù)名詞卻是沒有明確范圍的“另外的人或事物”。如:
We must think more of other comrades.
我們必須多想想別的同志淌友。
③ This shirt is too large for me. Please show me another.
這件襯衫我穿太大煌恢。請(qǐng)另外拿一件我看看。(一般商店不會(huì)只有兩件襯衫)
【解析】another, the other作代詞的用法震庭。The other表示“兩個(gè)數(shù)量中的另一個(gè)”瑰抵,表示特指,總數(shù)為倆器联;another表示“總數(shù)為三個(gè)以上中任意的另一個(gè)”二汛,表示泛指婿崭。如:
His parents both work in a hospital. One is a doctor and the other is a nurse.
他父母都在一家醫(yī)院工作。一個(gè)是醫(yī)生肴颊,一個(gè)是護(hù)士氓栈。(父母為兩個(gè)人)
其他習(xí)慣用法one another, from one…to another, the other day = a few days ago,every other
day/ week/year婿着, some…, others…授瘦,如:
I met Mr. Smith in the park the other day.
前幾天我在公園里碰見了Smith先生。
While at the university, he went to the library every other day.
在大學(xué)時(shí)他每隔一天去圖書館一次竟宋。
Some people like football, others like volleyball.
有些人喜歡足球提完,有些人喜歡排球。
They are very different from one another.
他們互相之間差別很大丘侠。
When Americans moved from one place to another, they took their dialects with them.
當(dāng)美國(guó)人從一個(gè)地方遷移到另一個(gè)地方時(shí)徒欣,