one、another這些代名詞的問題

Question

The businessman uses three cell phones of different brands. One is Nokia, _____ is Motorola and
the third is Samsung.

（A）another（B）one（C）other（D）the other





正確答案是 （B）one

我可以問一下在此場合中為什麼要使用 one 而不是 another 呢？

謝謝~~~~~

因為以前都是背「one is...，another is....，and the other is .....」的公式，所以才一時間選another

Answer 1

問題：one、another這些代名詞的問題 －－－

以下是亞馬遜網上書店所販售的三本英文書籍中，和問題相關的用字方式：
１．The Body Broken: Answering God's Call to Love One Another by Robert Benson
Excerpt - page 9: "... At one corner is scripture, at another corner is experience . In a third corner is reason, and in ..."

２．Henry VI, Part One (Oxford World's Classics) by William Shakespeare

Excerpt - page 101: "... are disputing of your generals.
One would have ling'ring wars with little cost;
Another would fly swift, but wanteth wings;
A third thinks, without expense at all, ..."


３．Changing Ones: Third and Fourth Genders in Native North America　by Will Roscoe

Excerpt - page 72: "... One is the mother about to give birth to the alyha:, another is to be her midwife. To the third, Mastamho says, "You are the ..."

所以，比較正統說法應該是"one...; another...; a (the) third..."．



2007-02-05 19:59:09 補充：
恰巧正在閱讀美國廿世紀初小說家F. Scott Fitzgerald 所寫的知名小說"Tender is The Night"中，在第八章(Penguin Popular Classics版本的第41頁)，看到也有相同用法：
One was the telephone girl....; another was the making of .......; a third was a consequent intensification....

Answer 2

這個應該整體考慮：
One… the other (兩個之中的另一個)
One… another (兩個以上其中的另一個)
這裡是三個的情況，提到兩個時是One… another
而提到三個則以 One… one… and the third 為合理

2007-02-04 17:13:37 補充：
因為亂碼的關係
上面顯示的 …
應該是三個句點 (.)

Answer 3

就我學到而言
應該是要用"another''
因為前面已說明了有"三隻"手機

例句
I have three cars; one is a Mercedes, another is a Porsche, and the other (第三輛也是最後一輛) is a BMW.(引用Adam大大的例句)

另外一句
1. I have three sisters. One is a nurse, another (is) a teacher, and the other (is) a housewife.(引用Kevin大大的例句)

所以應該是要用"another"吧

2007-02-05 22:36:54 補充：
連klee大大都這麼說了
我想"one...; another...; a (the) third...
應該是最正統的說法了

對了,你例句的出處為何呢?

Answer 4

another
adj.

One more; an additional: had another cup of coffee.
Distinctly different from the first: took another route to town.
Some other: put it off to another day.
one
adj.

Being a single entity, unit, object, or living being.
Characterized by unity; undivided: They spoke with one voice.


Of the same kind or quality: two animals of one species.
Forming a single entity of two or more components: three chemicals combining into one solution.
Being a single member or element of a group, category, or kind: I'm just one player on the team.
Being a single thing in contrast with or relation to another or others of its kind: One day is just like the next.
Occurring or existing as something indefinite, as in time or position: He will come one day.
Occurring or existing as something particular but unspecified, as in time past: late one evening.
Informal. Used as an intensive: That is one fine dog.
Being the only individual of a specified or implied kind: the one person I could marry; the one horse that can win this race.
所以三個時, 使用one, 而樓上的大大或許在解釋上有些需要更正, 因為僅有兩個時, 另一個才會使用the other

Answer 5

只有二個的時候才用 another, 這題有三個, 所以用 one.