There is no air or water in the moon.
---I don’t like chicken ___ fish.
---I don’t like chicken, ___ I like fish very much.
A. and; and B. and; but
C. or; but D. or;and
答案C。否定句中表并列用or, but 表转折。
3. or 在句型“祈使句 or 陈述句”中,表示在以祈使句为条件下的相反假设,or意为“否则,要不然”。例如:
I must work hard, or I'll fail in the exam.
我要努力学习,否则考试要不及格了。
Work hard, or you will fall behind.
你要努力学习,否则会落后。
4. either…or 意思为"或者……或者……"。注意谓语动词的主谓一致采用就近原则。例如:
Either he or I am right.
不是他对,就是我对。
5. or表示不确切、模糊的陈述。例如:
Is the tree straight? More or less.
这棵树直吗? 差不多。
This story happened six or seven years ago.
这个故事发生在六、七年前。
He will find that he was wrong sooner or later.
他迟早会发现他是错的。
6. or在“either…or…”结构中,意为“要么……要么……”。连结的并列成份可在句中作主语、表语、谓语、宾语等。例如:
Either she or I am right.
不是她对就是我对。(连接主语)
The shoes in the shop were either too big or too small for her.
店里的鞋对她来说不是太大就是太小。(连接表语)
He either does his homework or plays football on Sundays.
他星期天要么做作业,要么踢足球。(连接谓语)
We play either football or basketball in the afternoon.
下午我们不是踢足球就是打篮球。(连接宾语)