Two Birds
两只小鸟
Teacher:Here are two birds,one is a swallow,the other is a sparrow.Now who can tell us which is which?
老师:这里有两只小鸟,一只是燕子,另一只是麻雀,谁能告诉我们哪只是燕子,哪只是麻雀吗?
Student:I can't point out but i know the answer.
学生:我不会分辨但我知道答案。
Teacher:Please tell us.
老师:那请你告诉我们。
Student:The swallow is beside the sparrow,and the sparrow is beside the swallow.
学生:燕子旁边的是麻雀,麻雀旁边的是燕子。
Notes:
1.the other is a sparrow
other,the other,others,another
A.other可作形容词或代词,做形容词时,意思是“别的,其他”,泛指“其他的(人或物)”。如:
Do you have any other question(s)?
你还有其他问题吗?
B.the other指两个人或物中的一个时,只能用the other,不能用another,此时的other作代词。如:
He has two daughters. One is a nurse, the other is a worker.
他有两个女儿,一个是护士,另一个是工人。
C.others是other的复数形式,泛指“另外几个”,“其余的”。在句中可作主语、宾语。如:
Some of us like singing and dancing, others go in for sports.
我们一些人喜欢唱歌和跳舞,其余的从事体育活动。
D.another=an+ other,既可作形容词,也可作代词,只能用于三个或更多的人或物,泛指同类事物中的三者或三者以上的“另一个”,只能代替或修饰单数可数名词。如:
I don’t like this one. Please show me another.
我不喜欢这一个,请给我看看另一个。
2.I can't point out
point out:指出,把注意力引向…;提示;点明;指明
eg:I must point out that delay is unwise.我必须指出拖延是不明智的。