两者作代词时用法基本相同,只存在肯定意义和否定意义的区别。
neither意为两者中的任何一个都不;either意为两者中的任何一个。
作用:都可作主语、宾语、定语;
用法:可指人或物,修饰单数可数名词;
主谓一致:作主语时,谓语动词用单数形式;neither of和either of后接复数名词或代词作主语时,谓语动词常用单数形式,有时也用复数形式。
【例】She'd lived in London and Manchester, but she liked neither and moved to Cambridge她在伦敦和曼彻斯特居住过,但是她两者都不喜欢,然后搬到剑桥了。
【例】Here are two dictionaries. You may use either of them.
这儿有两本词典,你用哪本都行。
【例】There are two types of qualification- either is acceptable.
有两种资格证明——任何一种都可以接受。
【例】Neither of us are planning to go.我们俩都不打算去。
【例】Neither of them studies Russian; both of them study German.他们俩都不学俄语,都学德语。
1、Their house is neither big nor small.
他们的房子不大也不小。
2、Neither of them has/ have a car.
他们两个都没有汽车。
3、You may take either of the two.
你可以从两个中间挑任何一个。
4、Neither of you believes one word that you are saying.
你们连自己说的一句话也不相信。
5、Life was harder then because neither of us had a job.
那时生活比较艰苦,因为我俩都没有工作。
6、I don't think either of them are at home.
我想他们中任何一个都不在家。
7、In this business, either you've got it or you haven't.
在这件事上,你不是成功了就是失败了。