one…the other還是one…another

one…the other還是one…another？請看下面的題目：

Her lecture was hard to follow because she kept jumping from one subject to _____.

A. other B. the other

C. the others D. another

【陷阱】容易誤選B。選擇依據(jù)可能是one … the other …這一常用結(jié)構(gòu)。

【分析】最佳答案為D。使用one … the other … 時(shí)，我們通常是針對兩者而言的，即指“兩者中的一個(gè)……，另一個(gè)……”；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 look delicious. 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(from www.網(wǎng)址未加載)：

(1) Shut ____ eye, Jim.

A. another B. some other

C. other D. the other

答案選D，因?yàn)槿说难劬χ挥袃芍?，故?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)(from www.網(wǎng)址未加載)。