Ⅰ. neither “(两者)都不”,pron 如:
① Neither of the books is mine. 这两本书都不是我的。
作连词用时,neither 与nor连用,表示“既不……也不”如:
② The ground must be just right ¬¬¬¬¬——neither too wet nor too dry.地面务必适合——既不太湿,也不太干。
Ⅱ. either “(两者中的)任何一个”pron. 如:
① There are two bikes in the room. You can ride eitheri of the two. 房里有两部自行车,你可以任骑一部。
作连词用时,与or连用,表示“或者……或者……”、“不是……就是……”。如:
② They were either too big or too small. 它们不是太大,就是太小。
▲ 作副词用时,二者都有“也不”之意,但所使用的句型及在句中的位置不同。如:
① He doesn’t like swimming, I don’t like swimming, either.
② He doesn’t like swimming. Neither do I . (用于倒装结构中)
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