Neither of us realized that night that these carvings and paintings dated back 15,000 years, nor that the headline in the newspaper would be “The find of the century — Children aged 13 and 11 discover cave paintings.”
上句中的 Neither ... nor 是关联从属连词,作“既不……也不”解吗?
由于 neither 和 nor 在一个句子里同现,许多英语老师和学生把它们看作是关联从属连词。其实上句中的 neither 是个代词 (neither of us ——我们俩谁也没有),而 nor 是个连词:用在一个否定的分句之后,引起另一个否定的分句(注意:主语和谓语要进行部分倒装):
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He never went again, nor did he write to apologize. 他再也没去，也没有写信道歉。
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Dumbledore had never revealed that he had replaced the sword with a fake, nor had he so much as mentioned a friendship with Bathilda. (J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows) 邓布利多从来没表现出他会在原处放一把假剑，更没有提到过与巴斯尔达的友谊。(《哈利·波特与死亡圣徒》)
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I have never been dishonest, nor do I intend to start being so now. 我从来没有不诚实过，现在我也不打算变得不诚实。
上句中的 nor 分句是个省略形式, 可还原为: nor did we realize that ...
[句意]那天夜里我们俩谁也没有意识到,这些雕刻和绘画已经有1.5万年的历史了,也没有想到报纸的标题会是:“本世纪的发现——13岁和11岁的儿童发现了岩画。”
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He wouldn't answer the reporters' questions, nor would he ____ for a photograph. A. summon B. highlight C. pose D. marshal(全国六级,02.1-55)
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He is not under arrest, ____ any restriction on him. A. or the police have placed B. or have the police placed C nor the police have placed D. nor have the police placed(全国英语专业四级,95-61)