388. It is one thing to locate oil, but it is quite another to extract and transport it to the industrial centers.
译文 找到石油是一回事,抽出石油并把它输往工业中心又是另一回事。
点睛 locate在此处意为“查找”。one通常与another搭配使用,表示“一个……另一个……”;one还可以跟another连在一起组成短语one another,意为“互相”。如:
The members of the team support one another. 队员们相互支持。
考点归纳 本句包含了一个重要句型:It is one thing to..., but it is quite another to意为“……是一回事,……又是另一回事”。如:
It is one thing to say, but it is quite another to do. 说是一回事,做又是另一回事。
与此类似的表达还有on the one hand...;on the other hand...(一方面……,另一方面……)。如:
On the one hand, I love the freedom of being single; on the other hand, the idea of being married and having a family is very attractive. 一方面,我热爱自由的单身生活;另一方面,结婚成家的念头对我也很有吸引力。