The man over there is ____ our principal.
A. no other but B. no other than C. no one than D. none other than (全国研考)
评卷的标准答案是 D(none other than)，但我认为 B(no other than) 也是正确的。不知您
是否同意我的看法。
在表达“不是别的正是”这个含义时,英语最常使用的是:none other than 例如:
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It was none other than Smith. (ALD) 不是别人, 正是史密斯。
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It was none other than the famous Mr Victor Hazel. (EED) 不是别人,正是著名的维克托·哈泽尔先生。
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Everyone went to the funeral, for the ‘ghost’ was none other than Eric Cox, a third brother who was supposed to have died as a young man. (New Concept English, Book 3, L. 30) 大家都去参加葬礼，因为“幽灵”不是别人，而是考克斯的第三个兄弟，叫埃里克·考克斯。人们以为他年轻时就死了。
在正式英语里,也可以使用 no other than 来代替 none other than:
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It's no/none other than dear old Irving! (LDCE) 不是别人,正是亲爱的老欧文!
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It was no other than my old friend Jones. (ALD) 不是别人,正是我的老朋友琼斯。