or作为连词
1. [用以连接供选择的可能性]或,或者:
Which one would you prefer, tea or coffee?
你愿意喝点儿茶还是咖啡?
2. [用以连接同义词、同义语、说明语或修饰语等]那就是,即;或者说:
Score or twenty
廿或曰二十.
You should come or send a representative at least.
你应该来,或者说,至少派一位代表来.
3. [表示重要的事后想法]会不会;要不然就是:
He must have an important thing to do or a heavy date.
他一定有要紧的事要做,要不然就是有个重要的约会.
4. [用以纠正或重新措辞前面说过的话]或者确切地说(与 rather连用):
He's a psychologist-or rather, a psychoanalyst.
他是一位心理学家——或者更确切地说,一位心理分析学家.
5. 否则,要不然:
Hurry up, or we'll be late.
快点儿,不然要迟到了.
6. [用于否定句]也不:
never drink or smoke
从不喝酒也不吸烟
7. [表示不明确或不确定]大约,或许:
a day or two
一两天吧
8. [与either或whether连用]或,就是,还是:
I don't know whether she's in the city or not.
我不知道她还在不在城里.
either awake or sleeping
不管醒着还是睡着了
and的用法:
1. [用来连接具有同等语法作用的词语、短语、从句或句子,表示并列或附加关系]和,与,及,跟,同;并;兼;又;也,亦;另外,此外,而,而且
[连接并列的名词]:
apples and pears
苹果和梨子
[连接并列的形容词]:
a red and blue dress
一件红蓝相间的衣服
[连接并列的动词]:
I woke up and got out of bed.
我醒来并起床.
[连接并列的数词]:
Two and three makes five.
2加3等于5.
[连接两个并列的句子]:
I said it and I mean it.
我说话算数.
2. 加,加上:6 and 4 equals 10.6 加4等于 10.
3. [表示结果]那么,则;而;因此,所以:
They told her and she wept.
他们(对她)一说,她就哭了.
4. 那么,然后:
And it came to pass.
时光就这么流逝过去.
5. [表示对比]可是,但是,而(是);相反:
Vegetable oil is digestible and mineral oil is not.
植物油易消化而矿物油则不然.
6. [口语][用于 come, go, try 等动词后,表示目的,相当于“to”]为了…,以…为目的:
Try and come today.
今天务必要来.
7. [用于连接重复的词,表示反复、连续或同一事物质地的优劣不同]此外尚有;又;一再;接连:
When the children saw the beautiful Christmas tree, they looked and looked.
当孩子们看见美丽的圣诞树时,他们瞧了又瞧.
8. [表示限制或补充说明,通常含有强调意思]而且:
You must stop, and at once, this sort of behaviour.
你必须而且马上停止这种行为.
9. [用于句首,起承上启下作用,使和上文联系更紧密]接着,于是;还:
It was a cold snowy night. And I had no money left for food.
那是个寒冷的下雪夜,我又没余钱买食物.
10. [用于连接食品,表示一些不同的关系]和…一起拼盘;[用于面包类食品名之后]以…涂抹:
meat and potatoes
肉加(或配)土豆
bread and butter
涂黄油的面包