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used with plural nouns to mean ‘the two’ or ‘the one as well as the other’ （与复数名词连用）两个，两个都 Both women were French. 两名妇女都是法国人。 Both the women were French. 两名妇女都是法国人。 Both of the women were French. 两名妇女都是法国人。 I talked to the women. Both of them were French/They were both French. 我和两位妇女交谈了，她们都是法国人。 I liked them both. 他俩我都喜欢。 We were both tired. 咱俩都累了。 Both of us were tired. 咱俩都累了。 We have both seen the movie. 我们俩都看过这部电影。 I have two sisters. Both of them live in London/They both live in London. 我有两个姐妹，她俩都住在伦敦。 Both (my) sisters live in London. 我的两个姐妹都住在伦敦。
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not only… but also… 不仅…而且…；…和…都 Both his mother and his father will be there. 他父母二人都要去那里。 For this job you will need a good knowledge of both Italian and Spanish. 担任这项工作需要精通意大利语和西班牙语。
Language Bank similarlysimilarlyMaking comparisons 进行比较 This chart provides a comparison of the ways that teenage boys and girls in the UK spend their free time. 这个图表对英国十几岁的男生和女生打发空闲时间的方式进行了对比。
In many cases, the results for boys and girls are virtually the same/identical. 在许多情况下，对男女生的调查结果实际上是相同的。
In many cases, the results for boys are virtually the same as/identical to the results for girls. 在许多情况下，对男生的调查结果实际上和对女生的调查结果是相同的。
Both boys and girls spend the bulk of their free time with friends. 男生和女生的大部分空闲时间都和朋友一起度过。
Most of the boys do more than two hours of sport a week, as do many of the girls. 大多数男生每周会做两个多小时的运动，这和许多女生是一样的。
Like many of the girls, most of the boys spend a large part of their free time using the internet. 像许多女孩子一样，大多数男孩子也把大量空闲时间花在上网。
The girls particularly enjoy using social networking websites. Similarly, nearly all the boys said they spent at least two to three hours a week on these sites. 女生们特别喜欢上社交网站。同样，几乎所有男生都说他们每周在这些网站上花的时间至少有两到三个小时。
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old Norse báthir.