請(qǐng)看下面一道題：Her lecture was hard to follow because she kept jumping from one subject to _________.
A. other B. the other C. the others D. another

此題容易誤選B。選擇依據(jù)可能是one ... the other ...這一常用結(jié)構(gòu)。但實(shí)際上，此題最佳答案為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 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：

(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)。