The friends tried to settle the quarrel between Mr.and Mrs Smith without hurting the feelings of ---

题目

The friends tried to settle the quarrel between Mr.and Mrs Smith without hurting the feelings of ---
A either B both 我认为AB 都可以 可是答案是A 若选择A 的话 高中课本有课文 there are tress on either side of the road.side是不加s的 所以题目中的feelings 是跟either 不搭配的 所以严格的说答案是B

答案

without + either = 全部否定
without + both = 部分否定
作为朋友来调解的话当然是不想伤害他们俩中的任何一个了－－－全部否定,所以选 either.
语言点：
否定词和总括词（both,all,often,always,everyone,everybody,eberything ...）连用时表“部分否定