名校版英语经典句型考点解析 neither用法.docx

名校版英语经典句型考点解析neither 用法1 .形容词一般这个时候：neither单数名词，表示两者都不，如：Neither answer is correct两个答案都不对。Neither candidate was selected for the job.申请这个工作的两个候选人都未获选上。At first, neither man could speak.起初，两个人都不会说。Neither party is willing to compromise and herein lies the problem.双方都不愿意妥协，问题就在这里。Neither side would disclose details of the transaction双方均不肯披露交易细节。他想要杯不凉不热的茶。Either he or I am right.或者他对，或者我对.She was coming back either today or to morrow.她不是今天来就是 明天来。我们很习惯说a piece of good news,真的就只能这样说吗？其实，a good piece of news也可以是表达：一条好消息，piece类似的表达 很多:She wrote something on a small piece of paper.她在一小片纸上写了点什么。This new piece of evidence invalidates his version of events.这条新证据推翻了他对事件经过的说法。It is a technically demanding piece of music to play.演奏这一段音乐需要有很高的技艺。The review is a brilliant piece of writing.这篇评论很精彩。The article was an excellent piece of investigative journalism.这是一篇优秀的调查研究报道。The statue was carved out of a single piece of stone.这座雕像是用整块石料雕成的。He gashed his hand on a sharp piece of rock.他的手在一块尖石头上划了一个大口子。以上7例摘自牛津高阶英汉双解词典I have an amusing piece of news you may not have heard.我有一条逗人的消息，你可能还没有听说过。a thoughtful piece of research 一项有创见的研究a simple piece of arithmetic 一道简单的算术题an interesting piece of news条有趣的彳言息item,用法和piece都有类似用法，只是Item 一般不与具体名词连用: Leather jeans are the must-have fashion item of the season.皮革牛仔裤是这一季必备的时尚服饰。What is your favourite item of clothing?你最喜欢的衣服是哪一件？以上2例来自外研社英语同义词辨析词典The next day Mr.Fatheringay heard two interseting items of news.第二天法塞林盖先生听到了两条有趣的消息。As far as he could seeznot a single piece of furniture was worth a five-pound note.他所看见的家具没有一件值五英镑。Can you come on Monday or Tuesday? F m afraid neither day is possible.你能在星期一或星期二来吗？恐怕两天都不可能来。Neither road out of town is good,but this one is better than thr other.出城的路都不好，但这条比那条好。Neither book was very interesting.这两本书都没有什么意思。Neither author was very strong on narrative.两个作者都不是很善于讲故事。Neither side can win 双方都赢不了。2 .代词neither单独作主语或宾语，表示两者都不，如：Neither had close friends at university 两个人在上大学时者B没有亲 密的朋友。We invited both of them,but neither can come.我邀请了他们两个人，可谁也不能来。They both smiled; neither seemed likely to be aware of my absence for long.他俩都笑了，看来两人都未意识到我已离开很长时间了。The organization had broken,no rules,but neither had it acted responsibly.该组织已违规，甚至抛弃了规那么，但是那俩人没有让该组织负起责。（四 级考题）neither of+特定的两个人或事/us,them ,you.等Neither of us had ever skied我们两个都从未滑过雪。Neither of them could convince the other.他们俩谁也说不服谁。I take it that neither of you reads The Times1我觉得你们俩都不读泰晤士报。Neither of these extremes is desirable 两个极端都不可取。Neither of the front-runners in the presidential election is a mainstream politician.总统选举中的两位领先者都不是主流政治家。Neither of them has/ have a car.他们两个都没有汽车。Neither of my parents speaks/speak a foreign language.我的父母都不会说外语。Neither of them is currently in paid employment.他们俩目前都没有挣钱的差事。Despite his boasts that his children were brilliant, neither of them went to college.尽管他夸赞他的两个孩子聪明，他们却都没念上大学。As far as I could tell, neither of us was under observation.据我所知，我们俩都没有受到监视。Neither of them were prepared to go into the detail of their talks. 他们俩都没准备要详细说明他们会谈的情况。We could run off together, but neither of us wants to live the rest of our lives abroad.我们可以一起私奔，但是我俩都不想在国外度过余生。Neither of them thought of turning on the lunch-time news.Thus Caroline didn't hear of John's death until Peter telephoned两个人谁也没有想到翻开电视看午间新闻，所以直到彼得打来 ，卡 罗琳才得知约翰的死讯。Neither of the books are/is very interesting.这两本书没有一本是有趣的。3 .neither和not either可以互换使用，但是前一用法（常常倒装）稍显文给给；noteither用法较为口语体。试比拟：He did not go,neither did she.=He didn' t gozand she didn7 t go either.他没有去，她也没有去。He cannot speak ,neither can he hear. = He cannot speak,and cannot hear either.他不能说话，也听不见。I can't ever recall Dad hugging me. Neither did I sit on his knee.=I can't ever recall Dad hugging me.And I didnz t sit on his knee either.我不记得爸爸曾经抱过我，我也没在他膝盖上坐过。I hadn't been to New York before and neither had Jane. = I hadn't been to New York before and Jane hadnft either.我以前没有去过纽约，简也没去过。She doesn't like the movie. Neither/Nor do I.她不喜欢这部电影。我也不喜欢。I haven't been to Sidney before and neither/nor has my wife.我以前没去过悉尼，我妻子也没去过。She can't get there at four, nor/ neither can L她四点钟到不了那里,我也到不了。注意:1晨 当主语是同一个人或物时，只能用nor,如：I don' t know,nor do I care.我不知道，也不关心。He won't be here on Monday, nor on Tuesday.他星期一不在，星期二也不在。He never behaves honestly, nor wisely.他的行为既不老实，也不聪明。2人 当否认并列成分有两个以上时，只能用nor屡次连接，如：You can' t sing,nor can I,nor can she.你不会唱歌,我不会,她也不A Z-x o4 . neither. nor既不（也不）Neither the TV nor the video actually work/works.（连接 2 个主语）电视神口录像机都坏了。（考试时多用单数比拟好）Neither the students nor the teacher knows anything about it.学生和老师都不知道这事。Neither Anna nor I are interested in high finance.（连接 2 个主语）安娜和我对巨额融资都不感兴趣。Neither the students nor the teacher knows anything about it. 同学们和老师对此都一无所知.I neither knew nor cared what had happened to him.（连接 2 个 谓语）我既不知道也不关心他出了什么事。Professor Hisamatsu spoke neither English nor German.久松教授既不会讲英语，也不会讲德语。（连接2个宾语）I can give you neither an opinion nor any advice （连接 2 个宾语）我既不能给你意见，也不能提供任何建议。She had neither the time nor the inclination to help them.（连接2个宾语）她既没有时间也不愿意帮助他们。He had neither the time nor the inclination to think of otherthings他没有时间也不愿意去考虑其他事情。（连接2个宾语）Death spares neither small nor great.（连接 2 个宾语）死亡面前，不分贵贱。Their house is neither big nor small.（连接 2 个表语）他们的房子不大也不小。Their house is neither big nor small.（连接 2 个表语）他们的房子不大也不小。There was neither food nor drink in the fridge.（连接 2 个表语）冰箱里既没有食物也没有饮料。What might have happened is neither here nor there.（连接 2 个表语）曾经发生过什么事已经都不重要了。He likes his tea neither too hot nor too cold （连接 2 个宾补）