【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 do 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拜。 6. 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。 请做下面的英语试题: 1. The brown thrasher is not a particularly large or strong bird,____equipped for fight-ing. A. it is not B. but not C. neither is D. nor is it(TOEFL,86.5) 2. A sneeze cannot be performed voluntarily,____be easily suppressed.A. nor can it B. and cannot it C. nor it can D. it cannot