焦玉江
很多同學不清楚other(s),the other(s)和another的用法,以致于在使用中常常出錯。下面就簡要區(qū)分一下它們的用法。
1. other用作形容詞時,意為“其他的”。例如:
We study Chinese,English,maths and other subjects. 我們學習漢語、英語、數(shù)學和其他課程。
2. others常和some對比使用,意思是“有些”,而不是“其他的”。例如:
Some students were playing football,while others were playing volleyball. 一些學生在踢足球,另一些學生在打排球。
3. the other意為“兩個中的另一個”,常見于“one... the other...”結構。例如:
I have two books. One is with a red cover,while the other is with a white cover. 我有兩本書,一本是紅皮的,另一本是白皮的。
One side of the road is covered with flowers ,while the other side is covered by sand. 路的一邊長滿了花,然而另一邊卻是沙地。
4. the others表示在一定范圍內“其余的全部人或物”。例如:
The dictionary is better than the others. 這本詞典比其余的都要好。
Some students went to see a film,while the others were doing their homework. 一些學生去看電影了,剩下的都在做作業(yè)。
5. another指不定數(shù)目中的“另一個”。例如:
This jacket is big. Please get me another. 這件上衣有點大,請再給我拿一件。
another還可以和“數(shù)詞 + 復數(shù)名詞”連用。例如:
Another ten students joined the League. 又有10位同學加入了共青團。
另外,請注意以下兩個詞組的用法:
1) any other后面跟單數(shù)名詞和any of the other后面跟復數(shù)名詞,可以與“比較級 + than”連用,表示最高級的意思。例如:
He is taller than any other student in our class. (= He is taller than any of the other students in our class.) 他的個子比我們班其他同學的個子都高。(意即:他是我們班個子最高的同學。)
2) other than意為“除了”,意思上相當于except/apart from。例如:
You cant get there other than by boat. 除了坐船去,用別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,我們沒有別的辦法。