1. 這本書的作者是誰？
ˇ Who is the author of this book?
χ Who is the writer of this book?
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註︰writer 是「作家」，範圍比較廣；author 是「作者」，指文章、小說、書本的著作者，兩者略有不同。
2. 他們兩人中一個進入屋內，另一個留在外面。
ˇ One of the two went inside; the other did not.
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χ One of the two went inside; the another did not.
註︰another ＝ an ＋ other，不可加 the。提到的人或物只有兩個時，講到「另一個」用the other，不用 another。
提到的人或物有兩個以上，講到「另一個」則須用 another，不用 the other。共有兩個人，「一個在屋裏，一個在外面」，說 One was in the room; the other was outside.。
3. 那流浪漢憤怒地向他吼叫。
ˇ The tramp roared at him in great anger.
χ The tramp roared at him in indignation.
註︰indignation 是對不正義的事件表示氣憤、憤慨，這裏用 indignation 是錯誤的。在下列情況下，可用 indignation：
Reports of child abuse aroused public indignation.
She was filled with indignation at the conditions under which miners were forced to work.
4. 殖民主義者是注定要失敗的。
ˇ The colonialists are doomed to failure.
χ The colonists are doomed to failure.
註︰colonist 是指移往殖民地居住的人，colonialist 則指殖民主義者，兩者不可混淆。
5. 他們把葡萄酒全都搬到地下室去了。
ˇ They moved all the bottles of wine into the cellar.
χ They moved all the wine bottles into the cellar.
註︰wine bottle 是指「裝葡萄酒的瓶子」，而不是指「一瓶酒」。
其他類似的例子有：
a cup of tea 一杯茶 / a tea cup 一個茶杯
a bottle of ink 一瓶墨水 / an ink bottle 一只墨水瓶
a bag of money 一袋錢 / a money bag 一只錢袋
Exercises:
A. 他們兩人中一個穿著制服，另一個沒穿制服。
One of the two was in uniform; _______________ was not.
1. the one 2. the another
3. the other 4. one another
B. 政府軟弱的反應激起了全國的義憤。
The government’s weak response aroused nationwide _______________ .
1. rage 2. anger
3. sympathy 4. indignation
Answers:
A. 3 B. 4
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蘇正隆 — 台灣翻譯學學會前理事長、師大翻譯研究所兼任副教授; 編著《走讀自然.花言樹語》，《英語的對與錯》，《世紀病毒：必讀防疫英文知識與詞彙》...等。國家教育研究院中英雙語詞彙審議委員；研究領域為翻譯、術語及詞典編譯，從事植物與人文導覽數十年，亦曾應邀遠赴國外大學做植物人文導覽。
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