含代名詞之句型(七)
... one thing, ... another
結構︰... is one thing, and ... is another
說明︰此句型意為“…是一回事,而…又是另一回事”。
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To know is one thing; to teach is quite another.
知道是一回事,教又是另一回事。(學者未必是良師。)
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It is one thing to make money, and it is another to spend it.
賺錢是一回事,而花錢又是另一回事。
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Saying is one thing, and doing is another.
說是一回事,做又是另一回事。
... one ... or another ...
結構︰one+名詞+or another
說明︰此句型意為“某一…”。本句型等於“some+<名詞>+or other”。
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Most of us have to read a certain amount of material for one reason or another.
我們大多數人必須為某種理由閱讀若干的資料。
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He was absent from the meeting for one reason or another.
他為某種理由而沒有出席會議。
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I am sure he will succeed one day or another.
我確信某一天他會成功的。
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For one reason or another, she committed suicide.
不知什麼原因,她自殺了。
... some ... others ...
說明︰此句型意為“一些…而另一些…”。用於非限定的眾群,相當於“some ... some ...”。
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Some of us value peace and comfort very highly. Others value pleasure and excitement.
我們有些人非常重視安寧與舒適,有些人重視快樂與刺激。
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Some of us can speak English. Others/Some can speak French.
我們有些人會說英語,有些人會說法語。
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Some people believe in God and others don’t.
有人相信上帝;有人則不相信。
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To some life means pleasure, to others suffering.
對一些人來說,人生的意義是享樂,對另外一些人來說則是受苦。