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. A2. D3. C4. D