The musical has been performed in more than nine languages, with more productions than any 23 musical.
答案:(C) other
【句型】any other 字詞搭配,比較句型中排除自身,「比任何其他音樂劇都有更多製作版本」;one/thing/else 都不合這個固定比較句型。
any 後面該接什麼,很多人靠語感填;anything、anyone 唸久了,看到 any 就想接 thing 或 else。這一題考的其實是比較句型裡一條很小但很硬的規矩。
句子是 with more productions than any ______ musical——拿 MAMMA MIA! 和其他音樂劇比製作場次。問題來了:MAMMA MIA! 自己也是一齣音樂劇。如果只寫 more than any musical,等於說「它比任何一齣音樂劇都多」,那也包含它自己,邏輯上不成立,自己不可能比自己多。所以必須用 other 把自己排除掉:any other musical 就是「任何其他的音樂劇」。這是課本教過的規矩:同類相比時用「比較級加 any other 加單數名詞」,不同類相比才不必加 other。國中背過的例句擺在一起就很清楚:Tom is taller than any other boy in his class.(湯姆比班上任何其他男孩都高,湯姆本身是這個班的男生)/Tom is taller than any girl in his class.(湯姆和女生不同類,不必加 other)。順帶注意 any other 後面接的是單數名詞 musical,不是複數。
one:any one musical 是「任何一齣音樂劇」,同樣沒有把自己排除掉,而且 any one 強調的是「其中任一個」,語意重心不對。thing:musical 本身已經是名詞,前面不能再塞一個名詞。else:else 只能放在不定代名詞或疑問詞後面(anything else、who else),不能放在名詞 musical 前面。
any other(任何其他的,後接單數名詞)、anything else(其他任何東西)、no other(沒有別的)、taller than any other boy(比任何其他男孩都高)、a production(一次製作演出)、worldwide popularity(在全球受歡迎的程度)。
On March 23, 1999, the musical MAMMA MIA! made its first public appearance in London. It 21 the kind of welcome it has been getting ever since. The audience went wild. They were literally out of their seats and singing and dancing in the aisles.
MAMMA MIA! has become a 22 entertainment phenomenon. More than 30 million people all over the world have fallen in love with the characters, the story and the music. The musical has been performed in more than nine languages, with more productions than any 23 musical.
Its worldwide popularity is mainly due to its theme music, which showcases ABBA's timeless songs in a fresh and vital way 24 retains the essence of both pop music and good musical theater. It has 25 so many people that a film version was also made. To no one's surprise, it has enjoyed similar popularity.