辅导班的一道题:
用both、either、neither 填空:
There were two pictures on the wall. I didn't like ________ of them.
老师说空白处填either,我觉得填both也可,请专家指教。
黎老师:
对于There were two pictures on the wall. I didn't like ________ of them. 空白处填either或者both都可以,但是含义不同。例如: either 第662页 I don't like both of them.并不是他们两个我都喜欢。(《薄冰英语惯用法词典》第128页)董老师:
either是全部否定,用both是部分否定? I don't like both of them.译成“ 并不是他们两个我都喜欢” 请教一下,此句是否有歧义,能否表示全部否定? 那么这样一个句子: Both of them don't like the picture。 是翻译成“他俩都不喜欢那幅画”还是“并不是他俩都喜欢那幅画”?我倾向于前者。 请黎老师指教。