We have seen everyone besides Toms father.
这句话是除了汤姆的父亲外,我们还见过其他的人。
如果把这话误解为:除了(没见过)汤姆的父亲,其他的人我们都见过了,那么就大错特错了。反面这个意思应该这样表达:
We have seen everyone than Toms father.
须知介词besides的含义等于in addition to或as well as。连词than的意思有如介词except。例如:
(1) John was left with no choice than to quit.
(除了离开,约翰别无其他选择。)
再比较下列两个句子就更清楚了:
(2) Besides rice, the farmers have produced peanuts.
(3) They have gathered all the crops except / than corns.
上述(2) 的意思是(除了米之外,农夫还生产花生。)(3)的意思却是除了玉蜀黍之外,他们把其他农作物收割了。
由上面几个例子看,besides和except / than是不同义的,但是besides如果出现在否定句或疑问句里,意思就和except相同了。例如:
(4) I have no other option besides this one.
(5) Some people care for nothing besides their money.
(6) What can we do besides obeying ?
这三个句子里的besides都可由except取代之。
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