BBC news 2009-06-28 加文本

1.Police investigating the singer's death say Michael Jackson's doctor who was with him when he collapsed is not a suspect but they do intend to interview him thoroughly.

这句话的主干是：Police say Michael Jackson's doctor is not a suspect but they do intend to interview him thoroughly.say后面的成分是宾语从句，investigating the singer's death是后置定语，修饰Police。who was with him是定语从句，修饰doctor。when he collapsed is not a suspect是时间状语从句。they do intend to这里的do表示强调。

2.The Jackson family is seeking its own independent post-mortem examination into the singer’s death in the hope of resolving a string of unanswered questions, chief among them, the role of Conrad Murray, the singer's personal physician, who was with Michael Jackson when he was taken ill.

这句话的主干是The Jackson family is seeking its own independent post-mortem examination。in the hope of是目的状语。the singer's personal physician,是Conrad Murray的同位语。who was with Michael Jackson是定语从句，修饰personal physician。

3.Limiting the recount to just some of the ballot boxes as the Guardian Council has proposed, would not, he said, regain the people's trust, neither would it convince public opinion about the results.

neither的用法

(1)neither用作形容词，表示"（两者）都不"，置于单数名词之前。

Neither article is made in Beijing. 这两种物品都不是北京制造的。

I will participate in neither game. 那两项比赛我都不参加。

We discussed neither subject.这两个问题我们都没有讨论。

提醒注意：在口语中以not... either...替换neither使用的情形也很多。例如：

They bought neither house. = They didn't buy either house. 两间房子他们都没买。

(2)neither用作代词，表示"两者都不，双方均不"。例如：

He answered neither of the letters. 他两封信都没回。

She bought two toys, but neither can please the child. 她买了两个玩具，却没有一个能让小孩高兴。

-Which one would you like? 你喜欢哪一个？

-Neither. 两个都不喜欢。

此时，与neither用法较为接近的词是none，但none的含义略有不同，none表示"（三者以上）所有的......都不"。例如：

None of us are perfect. 人无完人。

提醒注意：neither作主语时，通常被视为单数，但从意义上讲也可视为复数。

Neither of the cars was / were damaged. 两部车都没有受损。

(3)neither用作连词，常用短语为neither...nor...，表示"既不......也不......"。例如：

Neither he nor I am well educated. 他和我都没受过良好教育。

I have neither time nor money. 我既没时间也没钱。

The novel is neither realistic nor poetic.那部小说既不写实也没有诗意。

提醒注意：①neither和nor后面接同一词性的单词或短语。

②neither...nor...结构用作主语时，谓语动词必须与nor后面的名词或代词在人称及数上保持一致，即所谓的就近原则。

③在表示"既......也......"，即"两者都......"时，常用短语both...and...；表示"或者......或者......"（即二者选一）时，常用短语either...or...。

(4)neither用作副词，作"也不"解释，放在句首，表示前面否定的内容也适用于另一个人或物，句子须采用部分倒装。此时也可用nor替换neither使用。

-I don't like this dress. 我不喜欢这件连衣裙。

-Neither / Nor do I. 我也不喜欢。

If you don't suppose the plan, neither / nor will I. 如果你不支持那项计划，我也不支持。

提醒注意：neither之后的主语要置于助动词或系动词之后。