There are three alternatives in dealing with the problems of development and reunification. The first, resolving reunification problem before development, the second, after development and the third, during development.
老师:
alternative的中文解释是“二中择一”,但在这句话中是三种选择,因此,我不明白为何这句话中使用alternative呢?
谢谢。
刘老师:
用作名词时,alternative并非局限于两个事物。它至少有三个不同的意思:
1. 指“有两个或两个以上的选择”;2. 指“两个或两个以上的任何一个选择”;3. 指“一个以外的另一个选择”。
We have the alternative of coffee, tea, or water.
The alternatives are coffee and tea.
The alternative is tea.
所以说,原句是对的。