“I grew up on a farm. It was either help out or get out.”
我在农场长大的。要么搭把手,要么滚蛋。
用一句农场规矩交代出身,也把艾莉森主动干活的性格说透了。
It was either ... or ...
说清自己为何习惯某种做法、讲家里老规矩时用。
Where I grew up, you either helped or left. / That was the rule at home: pitch in or ship out.
口语
either 轻读,help out or get out 三词一顿,节奏干脆。
It was either study or work weekends. 周末不是学习就是打工。
