Such explanations, however, illuminate neither the source of this curious convention nor the reason for its popularity.
然而，这样的解释既不能说明这个奇怪的惯例的来源，也不能说明它流行的原因。
She had neither the time nor the inclination to help them.
她既没有时间也不愿意帮助他们。
He had neither the time nor the inclination to think of other things.
他既没时间也无意考虑其他事宜。
He has neither the policies nor the personal charisma to inspire people.
他既没有谋略也没有个人魅力去鼓舞人。
Neither the crowded traffic nor the high living cost.
既不是拥挤的交通，也不是高昂的生活成本。
I can remember neither the beginning nor the end, but whenever I think of it, tears run down my face.
我不记得开始，也不记得结尾，但每当我想起来，就会落泪。
Neither the lizard nor the glass has any secrets.
无论是蜥蜴还是玻璃，都没有任何秘密。
The summers were not too warm, nor the winters too frigid.
夏天不太热，冬天也不太冷。
Neither the subject nor the title of this lecture is of my own choice.
这次演讲的主题与题目都不是我自己选定的。
Everything is dark for me, and my poor eyes can neither see the snow nor the light.
对我来说，一切都是黑暗的，我可怜的眼睛既看不见雪，也看不见光。
You know mighty well people don't go about that ha'nted house in the day nor the night.
你很清楚，那间闹鬼的房子，白天黑夜都不会有人去的。
Neither the Forest Service nor the Park Service can control what happens on private land.
不管是森林管理局还是公园管理局都无法控制在私人土地上发生的事。
Once in debt, neither the individual samurai nor the shogun himself found it easy to recover.
一旦负债，无论是武士本人还是幕府将军本人都很难恢复元气。
Captain Turner was neither the first traveler nor the last, to be promised sight of a unicorn.
特纳上校即不是第一个，也不是最后一个听说独角兽踪迹的人。
It is difficult to see how this applies to the ridge in the South Atlantic, where neither the African nor the American plate has a sinking part.
很难看出这如何适用于南大西洋的山脊，在那里，非洲板块和美洲板块都没有下沉的部分。
Often, opposition comes not only from the conservatives, who cling to tradition, but also from the extremist militants, who favor neither the old nor the new.
通常，反对意见不仅来自坚持传统的保守派，也来自极端主义武装分子，他们既不喜欢旧的，也不喜欢新的。
Neither the FBI nor the TSA identified the explosives, though an airport spokeswoman said the items were "wrapped in military grade wrapping" and are in the possession of the police.
美国联邦调查局和美国运输安全管理局都没有确认爆炸物是什么，不过一位机场发言人表示，这些物品是“军用级别的包装”，而且它们在警方手中。
Nor the paint dried; yet what eye.
画从未干过；而眼睛，在冷静观望时。
Nor the demons down under the sea.
抑或海底的魔鬼。
But it is not the deep nor the high.
但却不是深渊，也不是峰巅。
It's neither the cheapest nor the best.
它既不是最便宜的，也不是最好的。
But he's not the whole problem, nor the whole solution.
但是他并不是全部的问题，也不是唯一的答案。
But we have neither the space problem nor the control.
但我们既没有空间问题，也没有控制权。
Yet neither America nor the world seems to see it that way.
然而，美国和世界似乎都不这么看待。
Many are neither adaptations nor the result of selection at all.
事实上，许多生物特征既不是适应性的体现也不是选择的结果。
Neither the children nor the teacher knows anything about it.
孩子们和老师都不知道这件事。
Nor yet did he make the first light bulb, nor the first generator.
爱迪生也不是做出第一支电灯泡的人，至少他做的电灯不是第一代的。
Neither the shrill nor the sanguine arguments can be dismissed out of hand.
不论是尖锐的或者是乐观的言论都不能直接予以驳斥。
In fact, Russia has neither the capacity nor the will for such intervention.
事实上，俄罗斯既没有能力也没有意愿来介入这一事件。
In fact, Russia has neither the capacity nor the will for such intervention.
事实上，俄罗斯既没有能力也没有意愿来介入这一事件。
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