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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
Neither Hanna nor the driver looked back at me when they heard the bell.
当他们听到铃声时，汉娜和那个司机谁都没回头看我一眼。
That would give neither the owners nor the workers cause for celebration.
到那时，企业主和工人都不会为之庆祝的。
That would give neither the owners nor the workers cause for celebration.
到那时，企业主和工人都不会为之庆祝的。
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