2008-08-20
1. another或“another+单数可数名词”泛指“另一,再(加)一个,类似的”;其复数形式是others或“other+复数名词”泛指“别人或别的事物”。另外,还有some…others…(有些……有些……)之搭配。如:
I don’t like this one, please show me another.我不喜欢这个,请给我另一个。
He drank another glass of beer.他又喝了一杯啤酒。
He is ready to help others.他乐于帮助别人。
She enjoys spending other people’s money. 他喜欢花别人的钱。
Some boys are reading; others are listening to the radio.有些孩子在阅读,有些则在听收音机。
2. the other或“the other +单数可数名词”特指两者中的另一个,常有one…the other…(一个……另一个……)的搭配;其复数形式the others或“the other +复数名词”特指在某些人或物中,除去一部分后,“其余的”人或物。如:
Hold it in this hand, not the other.用这只手握着, 不要用那只手。
He has two pens. One is a red; the other is black.他有两支钢笔,一支是红的,另一支是黑的。
Mary’s here. Where are all the others?玛丽在这里,其余的所有人都到哪里去了?
Of the three foreign guests, one is from London; the other two are from New York.在那三个外国客人中,一个来自伦敦,另外两个来自纽约。
3. another用于“another+基数词(包括few)+复数名词”中,与“基数(包括some)+other+复数名词”相当。如:
He’ll stay here for another two days (=other two days).他要在这里再呆两天。
4. else只能放在复合不定代词或者疑问词后,其所有格形式是else’s。如:
Is there anything else you want?你还要些别的什么吗?
Who else is there in the house?屋子里还有谁?
5. the rest既可代替可数名词,也可代替不可数名词。而another, others, the other(s)只能代替可数名词。如:
The rest of the milk has gone bad.其余的牛奶都变质了。
John’s Scottish and the rest of us are Welsh.约翰是苏格兰人,我们其余的是威尔士人。
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