“I was surprised to see wild flowers in Alaska.” “Many people think there is nothing there ____ ice and snow.”
A. than B. else than C. other than D. except than (Michigan)
正确答案为 C(other than)。请解释 other than 的意义和用法。
other than 作“除……之外”“与……不同”解：
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Someone other than your brother should be appointed manager. (LEG) 应当任命一个除你兄弟之外的人当经理。
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They were given nothing other than dry bread and water for their evening meal. (Whitford) 除了干面包和水作晚餐外，他们什么也没得到。
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What I regret the most, other than my conduct, is having misled all of them. (B. Clinton, My Life) 除了自己的行径，最让我后悔的就是误导了他们所有人。（《我的生活》）
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You can't get there other than by swimming. (LDCE) 除了游过去之外,你没有别的方法到达那里。
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Other than John, no one was there. (RWRT) 除了约翰以外,那儿一个人也没有。
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She is other than I thought. (RWRT) 她与我想象的不同。
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I knew I couldn't express my feelings to anyone other than Bill or my lawyers. (Hillary, Living History) 除了比尔和我的律师之外, 我不能向其他人表露我的感受。(希拉里，《亲历历史》)