another還是the other

　　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(shí)最佳答案為D。使用one…the other … 時(shí)，我們通常是針對(duì)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(duì)兩者而言的，而是針對(duì)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?yàn)槿说难劬χ挥袃芍唬视?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)。