Some people said it was a good idea, and others were against it.

这句话中的some和others, 都要怎么理解呢？

解析

按照我们的理解

Some people said it was a good idea, and others were against it.

会理解成：

有些人说这是个好主意,其余的人则表示反对。

但是，事实上是这样吗？

others 与 the others

Some people said it was a good idea, and others were against it.

Some people said it was a good idea and the others were against it.

两句话有什么不一样呢？

others 是other的复数

other作代词的时候有2种用法

1. 表示additional 其他的

2. 表示“别的" 的意思

Some people said it was a good idea, and others were against it.

有些人觉得是好主意，有些其他人表示反对。

Some people said it was a good idea and the others were against it.

the others 则表示其余的人

有些人觉得是好主意，其他人表示反对。

有没有the竟然真的不一样！