说出划线连词在句中的逻辑意义：

Xiao Ming took his cellphone to school and^① played cellphone in class, so^② his head teacher was very angry. He said to Xiao Ming, “Others are studying hard while^③ you are playing hard. You either quit school or break the cellphone.^④” Xiao Ming didn’t want to break his cellphone but^⑤ he couldn’t quit school. He thought to himself, “Break it, or I will be dismissed.^⑥”If he was dismissed, not only would his mother cry but also his father would deliver him a spanking^①.