The preposition besides means 'in addition to'. * besides 作介词表示除…之外（还）：◆What other sports do you like besides football?除足球外你还喜欢哪些运动？ You use except when you mention the only thing that is not included in a statement.指仅有某事物不包括在内用 except：◆I like all sports except football.除足球外我喜欢所有的运动。 You can use apart from with both these meanings.上述两种含义均可用 apart from：◆What other sports do you like apart from football?除足球外你还喜欢哪些运动？◆I like all sports apart from football.除足球外我喜欢所有的运动。
except
Making an exception说明例外的情况
◆She wrote all of the songs on the album except for the final track.除最后一首歌外，这张专辑中所有歌曲都是她写的。
◆Apart from / aside from the final track, all of the songs on the album were written by her.除最后一首歌外，这张专辑中所有歌曲都是她写的。
◆The songwriting— with a few minor exceptions —is of a very high quality.除了几首歌美中不足以外，歌曲创作质量非常高。
◆With only one or two exceptions, the songwriting is of a very high quality.歌曲创作质量非常高，仅有一两首歌例外。
◆The majority of the compositions are less than three minutes long, with the notable exception of the title track.大多数曲目的长度都不超过三分钟，只有与专辑同名的曲目是明显的例外。
◆With the exception of the title track, this album is a huge disappointment.这张专辑令人大失所望，只有与专辑同名的曲目还过得去。
◆Here is a list of all the band's CDs, excluding unofficial 'bootleg' recordings.这是这个乐队所有 CD 的清单，未经批准非法录制的那些没有计算在内。
beside / besides
The preposition beside usually means 'next to something/somebody' or 'at the side of something/somebody'.介词 beside 通常表示靠近、在旁边：◆Sit here beside me.坐到我旁边来。The preposition besides means 'in addition to something'.介词 besides 表示除…之外（还）：◆What other sports do you play besides hockey?除了玩曲棍球你还做哪些运动？Do not use beside with this meaning.此义不用 beside。
The adverb besides is not usually used on its own with the same meaning as the preposition. It is mainly used to give another reason or argument for something. * besides 作副词单独使用时通常与作介词时的含义不同，主要用以提出另一理由或论据：◆I don't think I'll come on Saturday. I have a lot of work to do. Besides, I don't really like parties.我想我星期六不会来。我有好多事要做。再说，我不太喜欢社交聚会。◆She likes football. Besides, she likes tennis and basketball.
◆Bilingual children do better in IQ tests than children who speak only one language. In addition / What is more, they seem to find it easier to learn third or even fourth languages.讲两种语言的儿童比只讲一种语言的儿童智商测试得分更高。此外/而且，讲两种语言的儿童似乎在学习第三种甚至第四种语言时觉得更容易。
◆Learning another language not only improves children's job prospects in later life, but also boosts their self-esteem.学习另一种语言不仅可以提升儿童未来的职业前景，而且可以增强他们的自尊心。
◆Teaching children a second language improves their job prospects in later life. Other benefits include increased self-esteem and greater tolerance of other cultures.教儿童第二语言可以提升他们未来的职业前景。此外，还可以使他们获得更强的自尊心、对其他文化更包容。
◆Another / One further / One additional reason for encouraging bilingual education is that it boosts children's self-esteem.另一个鼓励双语教育的原因是它能增强儿童的自尊心。
◆Studies suggest that bilingual children find it easier to learn additional languages. There is, moreover, increasing evidence that bilingual children perform better across a range of school subjects, not just foreign languages.研究表明，讲两种语言的儿童学习其他语言觉得更容易。此外，越来越多的证据表明，讲两种语言的儿童不仅在外语学习上，同时在其他各门学科的学习上都表现得更好。
◆His claim that children find bilingual education confusing is based on very little evidence. Moreover, the evidence he does provide is seriously flawed.他认为双语教育会使儿童感到迷惑的说法几乎是没有依据的。况且，他仅有的证据也是有严重缺陷的。
◆Research has shown that first-language development is not impeded by exposure to a second language. Furthermore, there is no evidence to support the claim that children find bilingual education confusing.研究已经表明，接触第二语言不会妨碍第一语言的发展。而且，没有证据支持双语教育使儿童感到迷惑这种说法。
beside / besides
The preposition beside usually means 'next to something/somebody' or 'at the side of something/somebody'.介词 beside 通常表示靠近、在旁边：◆Sit here beside me.坐到我旁边来。The preposition besides means 'in addition to something'.介词 besides 表示除…之外（还）：◆What other sports do you play besides hockey?除了玩曲棍球你还做哪些运动？Do not use beside with this meaning.此义不用 beside。
The adverb besides is not usually used on its own with the same meaning as the preposition. It is mainly used to give another reason or argument for something. * besides 作副词单独使用时通常与作介词时的含义不同，主要用以提出另一理由或论据：◆I don't think I'll come on Saturday. I have a lot of work to do. Besides, I don't really like parties.我想我星期六不会来。我有好多事要做。再说，我不太喜欢社交聚会。◆She likes football. Besides, she likes tennis and basketball.