核心问题
Education was intended for white settlers only, and very recently no school lessons were held in languages rather than English. (《高中英语教科书》第三册，人教社，p.14) 我认为上句中的 rather than 用错了，不知我的看法对否。
词典解答
我们从本书 rather than 条中可以看出,上面的句子用 rather than 是不正确的。从本书 other than 条中则更可以看出,这里应当使用 other than。other than 用在名词之后作定语,作“不同于”“除了”解。languages other than English 意为“英语以外的语言”“不同于英语的语言”。类例:
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She never discussed it with anyone other than Derek ... 除了德里克以外,她从没有和任何人讨论过此事……
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I have not studied any language other than Chinese. 除了汉语外,我没有学过任何其他语言。
[试译]直到不久之前,学校所有的课程都是用英语讲授的(所有的课程无不是用英语讲授的/没有一门课程是用英语以外的语言讲授的)。
练习题
请做下面的英语试题：
- This crop does not do well in soils ____ the one for which it has been specially developed.
A. beyond B. rather than C. outside D. other than(全国四级,99.1-56)
- In no country ____ Britain, it has been said, can one experience four seasons in the course of a single day. A. other than B. more than C. better than D. rather than(全国四级,99.6-66)