apart from除了……之外；缺少；且不说
(教材P44)Apart from the UK and the USA, there are native English speakers in a great number of countries of the world...除了英国和美国以外，全世界还有很多国家把英语作为母语……
apart from既可表示besides，in addition to，也可以表示except或except for，还可以表示without的意思。
Apart from English, we study Russian and Spanish.(＝besides)
除了英语以外，我们还学俄语及西班牙语。
Apart from the money in the drawer, I am penniless.(＝except)除去抽屉里的钱我身无分文。
It's a good piece of work, apart from a few slight faults.(＝except for)
除了一些小缺点之外，这不失为一件漂亮的工作。
There can be no knowledge apart from practice.
(＝without)离开实践的认识是不可能的。
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①除了他叔叔外，再也没有人照顾那个孤儿了。
The orphan had no one to take care of him ________________.
②除去结尾部分，这是一部很好的电影。
____________the ending, it's a really good film.
【答案】 ①apart from/except his uncle ②Apart from/Except for
