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neither do I/nor do I

问

A: I don't like it.

B: Neither do I.

请问句中的 neither 可否改用 Nor.

答

许多语言学家指出，在这种句型中 neither 和 nor 是完全可以互换的。但有的语言学家指出，neither 在正式语体中更加普通，而 nor 在口语语体中更加普通。请分析下面的例句：

  1. I didn't mean what I said, you know. —Neither did I. 你知道,我的意思并不是我说的那样。——我也不是。

  2. “I can't swim!” “Neither can I!” “我不会游泳!”“我也不会!”

  3. The unions do not want a strike, and neither does the management. 工会不想举行罢工，资方也是如此。

  4. “He didn’t like the play.” “Nor did we.” “他不喜欢这部剧。”“我们也不喜欢。”

  5. He never went to school, nor did he go to church. 他从没上过学，也从没到过教堂做礼

neither . . . nor 1^{1}

拜。

  1. The corn isn't ripening, and neither/nor are the apples(ripening). (CGE § 12.29) 玉米尚未成熟,苹果也没成熟。

  2. She had not called him. Nor had she planned to. (Dan Brown, The Da Vinci Code) 索菲没有打电话，也根本没有这个打算。(《达·芬奇密码》)

练习

  1. The brown thrasher is not a particularly large or strong bird, ____ equipped for fighting.

    1. A

      it is not

    2. B

      but not

    3. C

      neither is

    4. D

      nor is it (TOEFL)

  2. A sneeze cannot be performed voluntarily, ____ be easily suppressed.

    1. A

      nor can it

    2. B

      and cannot it

    3. C

      nor it can

    4. D

      it cannot

  3. If Joe's wife won't go to the party, ____.

    1. A

      he will either

    2. B

      neither will he

    3. C

      he neither will

    4. D

      either he will(全国高考卷Ⅱ,07-11)

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