both ... and ... 为并列连词，它们成对出现，用来强调两个协调配合的元素。

一、both + 名词或名词短语或代词 + and + 名词或名词短语或代词，例如：

名词或名词短语：

Both the movie and the play were good.

电影和剧本都很好。

Any such action would have to be approved by both American and Saudi leaders.

任何这样的行动都必须获得美国和沙特领导人双方的批准。

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。

代词：

Both he and she are students.

他和她都是学生。

Both she and her sister now live in New Orleans.

她和她妹妹现在都住在新奥尔良。

Both his mother and his father will be there.

他父母二人都要去那里。

He is miserly with both his time and his money.

他对时间和金钱都很吝啬。

二、both + 修饰语 + and + 修饰语，例如：

形容词：

The actors were both engaging and skillful in their performances.

他的演员在表演中既有魅力又有技巧。

The results of the research are both impressive and alarming.

研究结果既令人印象深刻又令人担忧。

副词：

The plot moved both swiftly and artfully throughout the movie.

整个电影的情节既迅速又巧妙。

The plane flied both fast and aggressively when the pilot realized there was an enemy hunting it.

当飞行员意识到有敌人在追捕他时，飞机飞得又快又猛。

介词短语：

The movie is being shown both at The Fox Theater and in neighborhood theaters.

这部电影正在福克斯剧院和附近的剧院放映。

There are teas both with and without caffeine.

有带和不带咖啡因的两种茶。

Now women work both before and after having their children

现在妇女在生孩子前后都要去工作。

三、both + 动词 + and + 动词，例如：

Ebert both likes and recommends the movie.

埃伯特既喜欢又推荐这部电影。

We both applauded and stood up.

我们都鼓掌起立。

We both clapped our hands and stomped our feet.

我们都拍手跺脚。

四、both + 不定式或动名词 + and + 不定式或动名词，例如：

不定式：

The directors wanted both to win and to receive recognition for their work.

董事们既希望获胜，也希望他们的工作得到认可。

动名词：

The producers ended up both extending and expanding their filming hours.

制片人最终既延长了拍摄时间，又延长了拍摄时间。

四、both ... and ... 不能用于否定句中，否定句中用 neither ... nor ....