双方都不愿率先让步，三个小时后调解宣告失败。
Neither party was willing to make the first concession, so the mediation broke down after three hours.
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neither英 /ˈnaɪðə/|美 /ˈniðər/
party英 /ˈpɑːti/|美 /ˈpɑrti/
解释
neither 用作限定词，意为"两者都不"，后接单数名词 party。主语 neither party 要求谓语动词用单数 was，这是 neither 与单数名词搭配的核心语法特征。
Neither party was willing to make the first concession, so the mediation broke down after three hours.
neither 用作限定词，意为"两者都不"，后接单数名词 party。主语 neither party 要求谓语动词用单数 was，这是 neither 与单数名词搭配的核心语法特征。