another后接復數名詞的用法

1. another后接名詞時，通常應是單數。如：

They hope to avoid another war. 他們希望能避免另一場戰爭。

Would you care for another cake? 再來塊蛋糕好嗎？

Bring another dish of rice, please. 請再端一盤米飯來。

Ramsay lived for another decade. 拉姆齊又活了10年。

Another railway carriage has been hitched on. 又掛上了一節火車車廂。

2. 若其后跟有數詞或few等，則也可以修飾復數名詞。

(1) another + 數詞 + 復數名詞

Only another five miles left to go. 只需再走五英里就到了。

Where shall we be in another ten years? 再過十年我們會在哪兒?

The strike continued for another four weeks. 罷工又持續了四個星期。

The strike may last another six weeks. 罷工可能還要持續六個禮拜。

He had to wait another two years before his chance came. 他得等上兩年才有機會。

The army continued the battle for another three weeks. 部隊又繼續戰斗了3個星期。(http://ask.yygrammar.com/)

(2) another + few + 復數名詞

I waited another few minutes. 我又等了幾分鐘。

The road runs northeast for another few miles. 這條路向東北方又延伸了幾英里。

The supplies would last for only another few days. 這些補給品只夠再維持幾天。

Up another few steps and they were in the building. 又上了幾級臺階，他們進了大樓。

The factory closure will mean another few hundred people drawing the dole. 工廠倒閉意味著又有幾百人要領取失業救濟。

Another few years and this species could be wiped off the face of the earth. 再過幾年，這一物種就可能會從地球上徹底消失。