A psychologist would point out that observation or perception is a concept which refers not so much to acuteness of sight, hearing etc., or to the care with which they are applied, as to the ability to relate phenomena to a complex network of previous experiences and theories... (CBSE)
[原译]一位心理学家会指出,观察或感觉是一种概念,与其说它和看、听等的敏锐性有关,即和看与听的仔细程度有关,不如说它和这样一种能力有关,这种能力可以把种种现象同一系列复杂的以往经验和理论联系起来……(中译本)
or 在这里是“即”的意思吗？
看、听的敏锐性与看、听的仔细程度显然不是指一回事，而是指两件不同的事，因此不能把 or 连接的前后两项看成是同位结构。
[试译]心理学家会指出,观察或感觉是这样一种概念:这种概念所指的与其说是看、听等的敏锐性或看、听等的仔细程度,还不如说是把现象同先前的经历和理论的复杂网络联系起来的能力……
祈使句 + or
Write it down, or you'll forget it. 请解释句中 or 的含义和用法。
与祈使句 + and 一样, 祈使句 + or 也相当于一个条件句, 不过意义是否定的, 即祈使句 + or = if not 或 unless。
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Write it down, or you'll forget it. (=If you don't write it down, you'll forget it.) 写下来，否则你会忘的（如果你不写下来，你会忘的）。
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Don't eat so much, or you'll be sorry. 不要吃那么多，否则你会后悔的。
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Give it back to me, or I'll tell your mother. 把它还给我，否则我告诉你妈妈。
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Work hard, or you won't be able to pass your examination. 努力学习,否则你无法通过考试。
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Go, or I'll call the police. 滚开,否则我叫警察了。
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Do that at once, or you will be punished. 立即干活，否则你们会受到惩罚。