Another thing or person means an additional thing or person of the same type as one that already exists.
Divers this morning found the body of another American sailor drowned during yesterday's ferry disaster.
潜水员们今天早晨发现了在昨天渡轮失事中淹死的又一名美国水手的尸体。
You use another when you want to emphasize that an additional thing or person is different from one that already exists.
I think he's just going to deal with this problem another day.
我想他只是打算改天再处理这个问题。
You use another at the beginning of a statement to link it to a previous statement.
Another time of great excitement for us boys was when war broke out.
另一个对于我们小伙子来讲极为兴奋的时刻是在战争爆发的时候。
You use another before a word referring to a distance, length of time, or other amount, to indicate an additional amount.
Continue down the same road for another 2 miles until you reach the church of Santa Maria.
沿着同一条路继续走2英里,直到你到达圣玛丽亚教堂。
one thing after another
If you talk about one thing after another, you are referring to a series of repeated or continuous events.
They had faced one difficulty after another with bravery and dedication.
他们曾以勇敢与献身精神应对了一个又一个困难。
or another
You use or another in expressions such as one kind or another when you do not want to be precise about which of several alternatives or possibilities you are referring to.
family members and visiting artists of one kind or another crowding the huge kitchen.
挤满了这间巨大的厨房的家庭成员以及各类访问艺术家。
You can use another to refer to an additional thing or person of the same type as one that already exists.
The demand generated by one factory required the construction of another.
一家工厂产生的需求使得必须再建造一家工厂。
You can use another when you want to emphasize that an additional thing or person is different from one that already exists.
He didn't really believe that any human being could read another's mind.
他并不真地相信一个人能够看出另一个人的心思。
You use one another to indicate that each member of a group does something to or for the other members.
women learning to help themselves and one another.
学习自助和互助的女人们。