Her lecture was hard to follow because she kept jumping from one subject to _________.
A. other B. the other C. the others D. another
【分析】此題容易死套搭配 one … the other…而誤選B,其實最佳答案為D。使用one…the other … 時,我們通常是針對兩者而言的,即指“兩者中的一個……,另一個……”;如果所談?wù)摰那闆r不是針對兩者而言的,而是針對多者而言的,那么我們就不宜在 one 后使用 the other,而考慮用 another。又如(答案均選D,即選 another):
(1) Those cakes are wonderful. Could I have _________ one?
A. other B. the other C. the others D. another
(2) I have many such novels. I’ll bring _________ tomorrow.
A. other B. the other C. the others D. another
(3) Saying is one thing and doing is _________.
A. other B. the other C. the others D. another
比較以下各例:
(1) Shut _________ eye, Jim.
A. another B. some other C. other D. the other
答案選D,因為人的眼睛只有兩只,故用 one…the other 結(jié)構(gòu)。
(2) It’s sometimes hard to tell one twin from _________.
A. another B. some other C. other D. the other
答案選D,twin 意為“孿生子之一”、“雙胞胎之一”,即指兩者之一,故用 one…the other 這一結(jié)構(gòu)。