Either-or-与Neither-nor-的用法区别

南京师范大学赵静Either---or---Neither---nor---either:指两者中的任意一个。either...or...意为或者……或者……；不是……就是……之意。表示两者之一，连接句子中两个并列的成分neither:指两者中没有一个，全否定。neither...nor...表示既不……也不……。其含义是否定的，可连接任意两个并列的成份。Bent:HiSam,whatdoyouthink?Wecangotothetombtoday.Wecanalsogotheretomorrow.Sam:Let’sgotomorrow.Thestudentsarealltootiredtoday.Onecomplainedthattheroomwasnotcleanandnotcomfortable.Wecangotothetombeithertodayortomorrow.Onecomplainedthattheroomwasneitherneithercleannorverycomfortable.Ben:Well,Ithinktheroomsareverycleanandcomfortable,andIsleptverywellinmine.DidyounoticethatMarcoandPeterdidnotcometothetalk?Sam:Isupposetheyweretired,butthat’snotaverygoodexcuse.Well,aftervisitingtheruinstomorrow,wecanthenrelax.WecangototheDragonRestaurant.ThePhoenixRestaurantisalsoverygood.DidyounoticethatneitherMarconorPetercometothetalk?WecaneithergototheDragonRestaurantorthePhoenixRestaurant.Either---or---EitheryouorIcangotheretomorrow.subjectIeitherstayathomeorgoshopping.verbWecouldchoosetoeateithernoodlesorrice.objectTheyaregoingthereeitherbytrainorbyair.adverbialNeither---nor---NeitheryounorIcangotheretomorrow.subjectIneitherstayathomenorgoshopping.verbWecouldchoosetoeatneithernoodlesnorrice.objectTheyaregoingthereneitherbytrainnorbyair.adverbialTrytocorrectthefollowingmistakesifanyWhenthegirlishappy,sheeithersingsordances.Eithermyuncleormyparentsisgoingtheretomorrow.Neithertheynorsheisgoodatdrawing.Hedoesnotdoit,eitherdoeshetry.Eitherofthefilmsisgood.Thereweretreesandflowersoneithersideofthestreet.areneitherIfyoudon’tgototheparty,Idon’ttoo.AreeitheryouorIgoingtheretomorrow?Bothdadandmumisathometoday.Neitherofhiscatshasbeenfed.BothheandIareright.eitherareEither用于句末，表示否定的“也”，类似tooEither+nounEitherof+nounEither---or---就近原则Neither用于句首，表示否定的“也”，倒装（nor）Neither+nounNeitherof+nounNeither---nor---就近原则Trytodistinguish---Neitherteacheroftenanswersthequestions.这两个老师，没有一个经常解答问题。Eitherteacheroftenanswersthequestions.这两个老师中有一们常常解答问题。Idon‘tknowbothhisteachers.他的两位老师我并非都认识。（半否定）Iknowneitherhisteachers.他的老师我都不认识。（全否定）Sentencetransformation1.Jimdoesn‘tlikefootball.Tomdoesn‘tlikefootball，either.=Jimdoesn‘tlikefootball.Neither（nor）doesTom.=NeitherJimnorTomlikesfootball.2.Hecan‘tspeakeitherJapaneseorChinese.=HecanspeakneitherJapanesenorChinese.Eitheryouorhehaslunchatschool.其一般疑问句应为：Doeitheryouorhehavelunchatschool?是你还是他在学校吃午饭？???both…and…，too，so用于肯定句与neither…nor…，either，neither（nor）是相反的Susanlikesplayingtheviolin.Shirleylikesplayingit，too.=Susanlikesplayingtheviolin，sodoesShirley.=BothSusanandShirleylikeplayingtheviolin.巩固练习：1.—CanIparkmycarhere？—Yes，youcanparkon()sideofthestreet.（苏州市）A.eitherB.neitherC.bothD.all2.WeaskedJohnandHenrysomeeasyquestions，but()ofthemcouldanswerthem.（上海市）A.noneB.bothC.allD.neither3.—Whichismoreuseful，biologyorchemistry？—Ithink()themareuseful.（广州市）A.eitherofB.noneofC.bothofD.allof4.()Lily()Lucymaygowithyoubecauseoneofthemmuststayathome.（吉林省）A.Notonly；butalsoB.Neither；norC.Both；andD.Either；or参考答案：1.A2.D3.C4.D