（1）another指不定数目中的“另一个,又一个（三个以上）”,用来代替或修饰单数可数名词.例如：I don’t like this one.Please give me another.
（2）other意思是“另外的,其他的”,修饰复数名词.例如：
What other animals do you like?
（3）the other通常指两个中的“另一个”.例如：She has two daughters.One is a teacher,the other is a doctor.
（4）others泛指“另外的人或物”.例如：Some people like swimming,and others like boating.
还有个the others你没提到,注意和上面的区分.它特指某范围内的“其余全部的人或物”.例如：There are forty books in the box.Ten are mine,and the others are my father’s.