一、other 的用法

1、作代词,它的复数形式是 others,例如:

We have to solve this problem, more than any other, today.

今天,我们比任何人都要解决这个问题。

I’ll attach two photos to this email and I’ll send others tomorrow.

我会在这封邮件中附上两张照片,明天再发给其他人。

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2、作限定词,后面可以跟单数不可数名词和复数名词,例如:

不可数名词:

The embassy website has general information about visas. Other travel information can be obtained by calling the freephone number.

大使馆的网站有关于签证的一般信息。其他旅行信息可以通过拨打免费电话号码获得。

Some music calms people; other music has the opposite effect.

有些音乐能使人平静下来,而另一些音乐则有相反的效果。

复数可数名词:

What other books by Charles Dickens have you read, apart from ‘Oliver Twist’?

除了《雾都孤儿》之外,你还读过查尔斯·狄更斯的哪些书?

This one’s too big. Do you have it in other sizes?

这个太大了。有其他尺寸的吗?

当 other 后面跟单数可数名词时,other 前面必须有其他的限定词,如定冠词和代词,例如:

定冠词:

I don’t like the red one. I prefer the other colour.

我不喜欢红色的。我喜欢另一种颜色。

代词:

Jeremy is at university; our other son is still at school.

杰里米在上大学,我们的另一个儿子还在上学。

He got 100% in the final examination. No other student has ever achieved that.

他期末考试得了100%。没有其他学生能做到这一点。

There’s one other thing we need to discuss before we finish.

还有一件事我们需要在结束前讨论。

当 other 作限定词时,没有复数形式,例如:

曼迪和夏洛特留下来了。其他女孩回家了。

正:Mandy and Charlotte stayed behind. The other girls went home.

误:Mandy and Charlotte stayed behind. The others girls went home.

二、the other 的用法

1、作限定词,the other + 单数可数名词表示两个人或事物中的第二个或另一个,例如:

This computer here is new. The other computer is about five years old.

这台电脑是新的。另一台电脑大约有五年的历史了。

当 the other + 可数名词的复数形式时,表示一组或是一个范围内的其他人或事物,例如:

一组剩下的人

乔尔和凯伦在这里,但其他孩子呢?

一套剩下的东西——这里是六个盘子

另外两个餐盘在哪里?我只能找到四个。

2、可用作代词,尤其指前面提到过的东西,例如:

He had his hat in one hand and a bunch of flowers in the other.

他一手拿着帽子,一手拿着一束花。

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She has two kittens, one is black and the other is all white.

她有两只小猫,一只是黑色的,另一只全是白色的。

三、当在other 之前使用不定冠词 an 时,就变成了单个词 another,意为“又一,再一”,“不同的,类似的,可选的”。

1、another 作限定词,后面接单数名词,例如:

Would you like another cup of coffee?

你想再来一杯咖啡吗?

You’ve met Linda, but I have another sisterwhoyou haven’t met, called Margaret.

你见过琳达,但我还有一个你没见过的妹妹,叫玛格丽特。

I don’t like this place. Is there another café around here we could go to?

我不喜欢这个地方。这附近还有别的咖啡馆我们可以去吗?

2、another 作代词,例如:

The applications are examined by one committee, then passed on to another.

申请由一个委员会审查,然后转交给另一个委员会。

I don't like this room. I'm going to ask for another.

我不喜欢这个房间。我打算另要一间。

四、注意事项

1、当 other 作限定词时,它没有复数形式,例如:

这些盒子是用来装书的。其他的盒子是用来装衣服的。

正:These boxes are for books. The other boxes are for clothes.

误:These boxes are for books. The others boxes are for clothes.

2、当 other 作代词使用时,若提到的不止一个人或事物,要使用复数形式 others,例如:

一些科学家认为我们应该减少航班数量以防止全球变暖;另一些科学家则不同意。

正:Some scientists think we should reduce the number of flights to prevent global warming; others disagree.

误:Some scientists think we should reduce the number of flights to prevent global warming; other disagree.

3、当 other 修饰单数可数名词时,other 前面必须还有其他的限定词,如果限定词是不定冠词时,使用 another,例如:

我已经寄出了第一个包裹。那另一个包裹我该怎么办?

正:I’ve posted the first package. What shall I do with that other package?

误:I’ve posted the first package. WhatshallI do with other package?

在玻利维亚呆了一个月后,我准备搬到另一个国家去。

正:After a month in Bolivia, I was ready to move to another country.

误:After a month in Bolivia, I was ready tomoveto other country.

4、another 不能拆为an other,例如:

在同一条街稍远的地方还有一个停车场。

正:There is another car park a little further down the same street.

误:There is an other car park a little further down the same street.

5、another 只修饰单数,不修饰复数名词,例如:

其他有趣的地方包括老海港和城堡。

正:Other interesting places to visit include the old harbour and the castle.

误:Another interesting places to visit include the old harbour and the castle.