Two, the two; three, the three, etc.

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§ 34. Two, the two; three, the three, etc.

Two means 'два'.

The two means 'оба, те два'.

Two students entered the room.

The two friends travelled together.

The two books you lent me proved very interesting.

§ 35. The second, a second.

The second is an ordinal numeral meaning 'второй'.

The second attempt proved more successful than the first.

A second means 'another, one more'.

Having eaten the gruel, Oliver asked for a second portion.

In the third, a third, the fourth, a fourth etc. we see the same differ­ence in meaning.

He made an experiment which proved his theory. He made a second,a third,a fourth experiment with the same results.

A second time means 'once more'.

I rang the bell, but nobody answered it, so I had to ring a second time.

§ 36. Another, the other.

The pronoun another has two meanings:

(а) 'какой-либо другой'.

Give meanother pen, I don't like this one.

(b) 'еще один'.

I am thirsty; I should likeanother cup of tea.

The other means 'определенный другой'.

There are two books here, take one and I'll takethe other.

§ 37. Last, the last.

Nouns modified by the adjective last are always used with the defi­nite article except in the expressions last month, last year, last week, last summer (winter, autumn, spring).

The last word remained with George.

Last summer, in Switzerland, he was quite well. (Voynich)

§ 38. Next, the next.

Next means 'будущий' when referring to time: next month, next week.

The next means 'следующий': the next room, at the next lesson. Next time means 'в следующий раз'.

We shall discuss this matter next time.

In reference to time viewed from the past both next and the next mean 'следующий'.

We spent a fortnight in Kiev.The next week was spent in Odessa

 (or: Next week was spent in Odessa).

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