解答如下

The other day, they demonstrated us that the chimpanzee can converse with man in ways other than by the tongue.

参考译文：前几天，他们向我们展示了黑猩猩会使用不是通过舌头的方式与人类进行交谈。

答案为A：

(1)the other day 前几天; 日前

I saw him in town the other day.

我最近有一天在镇上见过他。

It was a terrible piece of work you turned in the other day.

那天你交的作业太糟糕了。

Helen borrowed my book the other day, saying that she would return it soon.

海伦那天借走了我的书，说很快就还。

He came out with a most extraordinary story the other day.

几天前，他讲了一个非常离奇的故事。

I was chatting to him the other day. 

前几天我和他聊了一阵。

I phoned your office the other day. 

几天前我给你的办公室打过电话。

I'm awfully sorry about that problem the other day. 

我对前几天的那个问题感到非常遗憾。

I had a long conversation with her the other day. 

前几天我与她作了一次长谈。

 She had her first heart attack the other day. 

不久前,她第一次心脏病发作.

(2)other than 不同，不同于，不; 除了; 绝不是

He has no friend other than you.

他除你之外就没有别的朋友了。

The old man wanted to see nobody other than his grandson.

除了他的孙子之外，这个老人谁也不想见。

The tall figure that you saw was none other than our manager.

你所见的那位身材魁梧的先生不是别人正是我们的经理。

He never speaks to me other than to ask for something.

他除了向我要东西，从不跟我说话。

She seldom appears other than happy.

她总是看起来很幸福。

▲第一空应填空 the other。the other day 为习语，意思是“几天前”，类似的有，the other night 几天前的一个晚上，the other morning 几天前的一个早上，the other afternoon 几天前的一个下午，等等。如：

He called me just the other day. 他前几天刚给我打过电话。

Betty asked about you the other night. 前几天晚上贝蒂问到你。

The other morning, I saw a deer on our lawn. 几天前的一个早上，我在草坪上看到了一只鹿。

▲第二空填 other  than。这里的 other than 也是习语，意思是“除了”“不同于”“而不是”。又如：

You can’t get there other than by swimming. 除了游泳过去，没有别的办法可以到那里。

You can’t get there other than by boat. 除了坐船，你无法去那里。

▲你的句子意思：The other day, they demonstrated us that the chimpanzee can converse with man in ways other than by the tongue.

几天前，他们向我们演示了，黑猩猩可以用口头以外的方式与人交谈。

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