表示两者和三者的不定代词（用法详解）

表示两者和三者的不定代词（用法详解）

不定代词是各类英语考试的一个重要考点，其中表示两者与三者用法的不定代词则是重点中的热点。

一、表示两者的不定代词

英语中表示两者的不定代词主要有三个：both, either和neither。

① both的意思是“两者都”。注意体会以下句子：

Would you like milk or sugar or both?  你是想要牛奶还是糖，还是两者都要？

They have two grown children, both of whom live abroad. 他们有两个成年子女，都住在国外。

Oxford is not far from Stratford, so you can easily visit both in a day. 牛津与斯特拉特福相距不远，所以你可以方便地用一天时间参观这两个地方。

To know more about the British Museum, you can use the Internet or go to the library, or both. 为了更多地了解大英博物馆，你可以利用因特网或前往图书馆，又或两者一起（进行）。

② either 的意思是“两者中的任意一个”。 注意体会以下句子：

Unfortunately I was sitting at the table with smokers on either side of me. 真倒霉，餐桌上坐在我两边的人都抽烟。

I’ve lived in New York and Chicago, but don’t like either city very much. 我在纽约和芝加哥都住过，但两个城市我都不太喜欢。

There were glasses of champagne and cigars, but not many of either were consumed. 这里有香槟和雪茄，但两样东西都没怎么动。

They are able to talk openly to one another whenever either of them feels hurt. 他们俩无论谁感觉受到了伤害，都能够向对方坦言相告。

③ neither 的意思是“两者都不”。 注意体会以下句子：

“Which one would you choose?” “Neither. They’re both terrible.” “你会哪一个？”“两个都不要，它们都很糟糕。”

Thompson had two strategies, neither of which seems to have worked very well. 汤普森有两套行动计划，效果似乎都不太好。

We asked both John and Jerry, but neither one could offer a satisfactory explanation. 我们问了约翰和杰里，但两人都没有给出令人满意的解释。

I made a call to my parents yesterday. To my disappointment, neither of them answered it. 我昨天给父母打电话了。让我失望的是，他们俩都没有接电话。