表示兩者和三者的不定代詞（用法詳解）

不定代詞是各類英語考試的一個重要考點，其中表示兩者與三者用法的不定代詞則是重點中的熱點。

一、表示兩者的不定代詞

英語中表示兩者的不定代詞主要有三個：both, either和neither。

① both的意思是“兩者都”。注意體會以下句子：

Would you like milk or sugar or both?  你是想要牛奶還是糖，還是兩者都要？

They have two grown children, both of whom live abroad. 他們有兩個成年子女，都住在國外。

Oxford is not far from Stratford, so you can easily visit both in a day. 牛津與斯特拉特福相距不遠，所以你可以方便地用一天時間參觀這兩個地方。

To know more about the British Museum, you can use the Internet or go to the library, or both. 為了更多地了解大英博物館，你可以利用因特網或前往圖書館，又或兩者一起（進行）。

② either 的意思是“兩者中的任意一個”。 注意體會以下句子：

Unfortunately I was sitting at the table with smokers on either side of me. 真倒霉，餐桌上坐在我兩邊的人都抽煙。

I’ve lived in New York and Chicago, but don’t like either city very much. 我在紐約和芝加哥都住過，但兩個城市我都不太喜歡。

There were glasses of champagne and cigars, but not many of either were consumed. 這里有香檳和雪茄，但兩樣東西都沒怎么動。

They are able to talk openly to one another whenever either of them feels hurt. 他們倆無論誰感覺受到了傷害，都能夠向對方坦言相告。

③ neither 的意思是“兩者都不”。 注意體會以下句子：

“Which one would you choose?” “Neither. They’re both terrible.” “你會哪一個？”“兩個都不要，它們都很糟糕。”

Thompson had two strategies, neither of which seems to have worked very well. 湯普森有兩套行動計劃，效果似乎都不太好。

We asked both John and Jerry, but neither one could offer a satisfactory explanation. 我們問了約翰和杰里，但兩人都沒有給出令人滿意的解釋。

I made a call to my parents yesterday. To my disappointment, neither of them answered it. 我昨天給父母打電話了。讓我失望的是，他們倆都沒有接電話。

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