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both, either, neither的用法

2007-11-1 15:40

  一、辨析

  1. both两者。如:

  I like them both.

  我喜欢他们两个。

  2. either也(不)。用于否定句中。如:

  I don‘t like fishing, David doesn’t like fishing, either.

  我不喜欢钓鱼,大卫也不喜欢。

  3. neither也不。用于肯定句,表示否定含义。如:

  He can‘t swim, and neither/nor can I.

  他不会游泳,我也不会。

  二、相关链接

  1. both… and…表示肯定概念;neither… nor…表示否定概念。如:

  Both he and I are right.

  我和他都对。

  Neither he nor I am right.

  我和他都不对。

  2. either用于否定句与neither(nor)用于肯定句意思相同。有时,含有either与neither(nor)的句子可用neither… nor…来改写。如:

  Jim doesn‘t like football.

  Tom doesn‘t like football, either.

  =Jim doesn‘t like football. Neither (nor)does Tom.

  =Neither Jim nor Tom likes football.

  吉姆和汤姆都不喜欢足球。

  either… or…在否定句中意为“既不……也不……”,同neither… nor…。如:

  He can‘t speak either English or Chinese.

  =He can speak neither English nor Chinese.

  他既不会说英语,也不会说汉语。

  3. both用于否定句时是半否定,在全否定时用not either或neither.如:

  I don‘t know both his teachers.

  他的两位老师我并非都认识。(半否定)

  I know neither his teachers.

  =I don‘t know his teachers either.

  他的老师我都不认识。(全否定)

  4. both… and…, too, so用于肯定句与neither … nor…, either, neither (nor)是相反的。如:

  Susan likes playing the violin.

  Shirley likes playing it, too.

  =Susan likes playing the violin, so does Shirley.

  =Both Susan and Shirley like playing the violin.

  苏珊和雪莉都喜欢拉小提琴。

  巩固练习:

  1. —Can I park my car here?

  —Yes,you can park on ____________________ side of the street.(苏州市)

  A. either

  B. neither

  C. both

  D. all

  2. We asked John and Henry some easy questions,but ____________________ of them could answer them.(上海市)

  A. none

  B. both

  C. all

  D. neither

  3. —Which is more useful, biology or chemistry?

  —I think ___________________ them are useful.(广州市)

  A. either of

  B. none of

  C. both of

  D. all of

  4. ___________ Lily ______________ Lucy may go with you because one of them must stay at home.(吉林省)

  A. Not only;but also

  B. Neither;nor

  C. Both;and

  D. Either;or

  参考答案:

  1. A  2. D  3. C  4. D

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