he answered me, but he spoke neither slowly nor clearly.
他回答了，但他讲得既不慢也不清楚。
新概念英语第二册
Lesson 25 Do the English speak English
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
neither
['niðɚ]
adj. （两者）都不的;
pron. 两者都不;
adv. 两个都不;既不…也不;
conj. 也不;既不;
💡 n(not)+either→既非；皆不；两者都不
"Neither party is willing to compromise and herein lies the problem."
双方都不愿意妥协，问题就在这里。
近义：no, either
反义：likewise, moreover, too, withal, besides, then
spoke
[spəuk]
n. （车轮的）辐条;轮辐;破坏某人的计划;阻挠某人的行动;
v. 讲，谈( speak的过去式 );说;演说;从某种观点来说;
"He spoke heavily accented English."
他说英语带有浓重的异国口音。
近义：scotch, wedge, rung, stair, stave, step
adv. 缓慢地，慢吞吞地，慢腾腾地;慢条斯理地，不慌不忙地，袅袅;迟钝，痴痴呆呆地;逐步;
"He has picked up slowly since he came out of hospital."
他自出院以来,身体恢复得很慢.
近义：leisurely, slow, tardily, unhurriedly, calmly, lazily
反义：apace, impulsively, lightly, precipitately, precipitously, quickly
adv. 明亮地;明净地;明确地;显然地;
"This case falls clearly within the ambit of the 2001 act."
这件案子显然属于2001年法案的范围。
近义：just, manifestly, obviously, openly, overtly, patently
反义：privately, privily, secretly, undercover, underground, clandestinely