如何在对话中使用“neither”?

很多学生在告诉我他们不喜欢某样东西、而我回答“me neither!”时会感到困惑。这是赞同否定句的一种常见说法,我们在英语中经常使用。让我们来聊聊什么时候、如何使用“neither”。
什么时候使用 neither
当你谈论两样东西,并且想表达“这个也不是,那个也不是”时,就用 neither。你会在以下几种情况中听到它:
1. 赞同否定的说法
当别人说了一句否定的话,而你想表示赞同时,可以使用“neither”:
A: "I can't swim."
B: "Neither can I."
(We both can't swim.)
在日常口语中,我们可以说:
A: "I don't like tomatoes."
B: "Me neither!"
(We both don't like tomatoes.)
2. 表达“两者都不”
我们可以把“neither”和“nor”搭配使用,来连接两个否定的想法。
"I like neither coffee nor tea."
(I don't like coffee and I don't like tea.)
"She speaks neither English nor Spanish."
(She can't speak English and she can't speak Spanish)
3. 作为简短的回答
"I have coffee and I have tea, which one do you want?"
"Neither."
(I don't want coffee and I don't want tea.)
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常见错误
以下是我看到学生经常搞混的几个地方。让我们一起来纠正。
错误 1:把“neither”用于两个以上的事物
❌ "I like neither apples, bananas, nor oranges."
✅ "I like neither apples nor bananas."(两样东西时可以这样用)
✅ "I don't like apples, bananas, or oranges."(三样或更多东西时,改用“don't”)
错误 2:混淆“neither”和“either”
Neither = 两者都不(否定)
Either = 两者之一(肯定或疑问)
"Would you like tea or coffee?"
回答 1: "Either is fine." (I'm happy with one of them. You can choose one.)
回答 2: "Neither, thanks." (I don't want either of them.)
小提示:请记住,“neither”和“negative”、“no”一样都以字母“n”开头,所以我们只在否定的语境中使用它。
错误 3:词序
❌ "I can't swim." → "Neither I can."
✅ "I can't swim." → "Neither can I."
动词放在主语之前、“neither”之后。
错误 4:把“neither...nor”和“not”一起使用
❌ "I don't like neither coffee nor tea."
✅ "I like neither coffee nor tea."
“Neither...nor”本身就表示“not”,所以不需要再加“don't”。
迷你测验
来看看你记住了多少。请为每道题选择正确答案。
1. "I don't like mornings." → "__ ."
a) Neither do I.
b) Neither I do.
c) Neither don't I.
2. 哪个句子是正确的?
a) I speak neither French nor Japanese.
b) I don't speak neither French nor Japanese.
3. "Would you like pizza or pasta?" → "__ , thanks. I already ate."
a) Either
b) Neither
4. She likes _ cats _ dogs. She only likes birds.
a) neither...nor
b) either...or
答案
a
a
b
a
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总结
Neither 就是你用来表达“这个也不是,那个也不是”的词。用于两样东西,和“nor”搭配来连接它们,并记住这个小技巧:当你赞同一句否定的话时,要把词序倒过来:是“Neither can I”,而不是“Neither I can.”
从小处开始。当别人让你选择某样东西时,试着用用它。用得越多,就会越自然。你一定可以的!
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