有这样一道题考题: Her lecture was hard to follow because she kept jumping from one subject to _____. http://yingyu.chazidian.com A. other B. the other C. the others D. another 【陷阱】容易误选B。选择依据可能是one … the other …这一常用结构。 【分析】最佳答案为D。使用one … the other … 时,我们通常是针对两者而言的,即指“两者中的一个……,另一个……”;如果所谈论的情况不是针对两者而言的,而是针对多者而言的,那么我们就不宜在 one 后使用 the other,而考虑用 another。又如(答案均选D,即选 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 比较以下各例: (1) Shut _________ eye, Jim. A. another B. some other C. other D. the other 答案选 D,因为人的眼睛只有两只,故用 one … the other … 结构。 (2) It’s sometimes hard to tell one twin from __________. A. another B. some other C. other D. the other 答案选 D,twin 意为“孪生子之一”、“双胞胎之一”,即指两者之一,故用 one … the other … 这一结构。