Neither of the two boys has passed the geography examination.

两个男孩子没有一个地理考试及格。

Neither of my parents is / are a doctor.我的父母都不是医生。

3. either和any的用法

在表示两者或三者中的“任何一个，随便一个”时，这两个单词相对应。

either表示“两者之间的任何一个”，在句中可单独使用或后接of短语。如：

There is coffee or tea. You can have either.

咖啡、茶——你可以任选一种。

Is either of the sisters coming? 这俩姐妹俩有哪个要来吗?

You can sit on either side of the boat if you keep still.

如果你不乱动的话，你可坐在船的任何一端。

—Do you speak Germany or Italian? 你讲德语还是意大利语?

—I don’t speak either(of the two languages). 我都不会。

I’m afraid that either of them will not agree to this arrangement .

我担心他们两人都不会同意这样的安排的。

any表示“三者之间的任何一个”。

Do(es) any of you know his address?

你们中间有谁知道他的地址吗?

I’ll help any student( any of the students ) to learn this subject well.

我将帮助每个学生学好这门功课。

4. either和each的用法

either表示“两者中的任何一个”;而each表示“两者或三者及三者以上中的每一个”。如：

You can take either of the two tickets.

这儿有两张票，你可以随便拿一张。

Each of the students has a dictionary. 每个学生都有本字典。

5. every和each的用法

every只能用作形容词，表示“每一个”，侧重整体，不能与of搭配，只能用于总数是两个以上的人或事物，它的代词形式为everyone，everybody，everything。如：

Every student in the class is here today.今天每一位学生都到了。

All the students are here today.今天所有的学生都到了。

在第一个句子中，我们用every student把学生们作为一个整体来看待;而在第二个句子中，我们说all the students，我们考虑的是组成这一整体的许许多多个体的学生。

We were attacked on every side.=We were attacked on all sides. 我们遭到来自四面八方的袭击。

I enjoyed every minute of this performance.

我自始至终欣赏这场演出。

each可以作代词或限定性形容词，表示“每一个”，强调个体，可以用来表示两个或两个以上的人或事物，可以和of搭配。注意each在句中的位置：

Each of the teachers has a computer. = The teachers each have a computer.= The teachers have a computer each.教师们每人一台电脑。

透视单元重点，点击高考

1. compared with

【点拨】compared with/ to “与……比较起来”。例如：Compared with / to other girls, she was lucky.

【短语拓展】compare… with…“把……和……相比较”;例如：I carefully compared my answers with my teacher’s. compare…to…把……比作……。例如： Poets often compare sleep to death. compare notes with sb.与某人交换看法或意见。例如：They compared notes on the problem.

【点击高考】_________ with the size of the whole earth, the biggest ocean does not seem big at all. (2004 湖北)

A. Compare B. When comparing C. Comparing D. When compared

【解析】答案是D。句中the biggest ocean 和 compare是被动关系，所以要用被动形式。When compared是省略形式，就等于When it is compared。

【巩固练习】________ to with many girls, Mary was indeed very good in drawing.

A. To compare B. To be compared C. Comparing D. Compared

答案：D

2. as though