1.When anyone opens a current account at a bank, he is lending the bank money, repayment of which he may demand at any time, either in cash or by drawing a cheque in favour of another person.
Either…or…表示选择，“或者……或者……”、“不是……就是……”的意思。注意either…or…（整个结构作主语时）句子中的动词通常要和邻近的主语相一致。
Either you are wrong, or I am.
不是你错了，就是我错了。
Either you or he is going to get the job.
不是你就是他优习网将获得这份工作。
Can I borrow either your car or your bike?
我可以借用你的汽车或者你的自行车吗?
If you’re late, you should make an apology to the host either immediately or later.
如果你迟到了，你应该立即或事后向主人道歉。
in favor of 赞同，有利于
例句：The judge decided the case in favor of the plaintiff.
法官判定原告胜诉。
I have decided in favor of this plan.
我决定赞成这计划。
2. But, in addition to that basically simple concept, the bank and its customer owe a large number of obligations to one another.
owe to 归功于
例句：He owed his success to the good upbringing he had.
他的成功归功于他受到的良好教养。
She owed money to every tradesman in the town.
她欠镇上所有店主的钱。
in addition to 除……之外
例句：Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet..
约翰医生强调不仅要改变饮食还要锻炼身体。
3.Many of these obligations can give in to problems and complications but a bank customer, unlike, say, a buyer of goods, cannot complain that the law is loaded against him.
give in 投降，屈服，让步，交上，宣布
例句：A compliant person gives in easily to other people's views.
一个（性格）温顺的人很容易顺从别人的意见。
4.When, for example, a customer first opens an account, he instructs the bank to debit his account only in respect of cheques draw by himself.
in respect of 关与，至于……，就……而言
例句：He is junior to me in respect of service.
他的工龄比我短。
The book is admirable in respect of style.
这本书风格极佳。
