Lesson 40　either……or……不是……就是……

句型“either……or……”中，“either”是连词，可以连接两个并列成分的句子，表示“不是……就是……”“或者……或者……”。

征服句型

●Either go or stay.

要么走，要么留下。

●He has escaped all his life, either physically or mentally.

他一生都在逃避，无论是精神上还是身体上。

●After much discussion, your invention will be either adopted or applied for a patent.

经过反复讨论，你的发明将被采用或申请专利。

●I’m not sure how he wants to eat these perches, either braised fish or steamed fish.

我不知道他想要怎样吃这些鲈鱼，红烧还是清蒸。

●Your daughter can compare with mine either in appearance or diathesis.

你女儿无论从外貌还是素质都可以与我的女儿媲美。

征服对话

●What time are you going to come to Beijing?

●That will be either Saturday or Sunday.

你们准备什么时候来北京？

不是星期六就是星期日。

●That comes　1，000 dollars, and you can pay either in cash or by credit card.

●By credit card.

一共1000美元，你可以用现金或信用卡支付。用信用卡。

●How many languages can you speak?

●I can speak either English or Chinese.

你会几种语言？

我会说英语或中文。

●What do you usually do in the evening?

●I either watch TV or play computer games.

你晚上通常都做什么？

我看电视或者玩电脑游戏。

Tips

与此句型相似的句型是“whether……or……”，否定形式是“neither……nor……”。例如：I am not sure whether he will succeed or fail.我不能肯定他会成功还是失败。

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