常见的as … as短语集锦一、as long as1. 同级比较,long做形容词或副词,意为“和…一样长”;“长达”。
As is known to us all, the Yellow River isn’t as long as the Changjiang River.众所周知,黄河没有长江长。
After supper he would sit down by the fire, sometimes for as long as an hour, thinking of his young and happy days.晚饭后,他常坐在火旁,有时长达一个小时地回忆他那青春、快乐的年代。
2. 用作连词,引导条件状语从句,意为“只要”,有时可用so long as。
So long as they would like to learn, I will help them.只要他们愿意学,我就帮助他们。
We you handle the situation as long as you remain calm.只要你保持冷静,就能应付这种情况。
二、as well as1. 同级比较,well是副词,意为“和…一样好”。
John plays football as well as, if not better than David.约翰的足球即使没有戴维踢得好,也跟他踢得一样好。
2. 用作连词,连接两个并列成分,意为“(除……之外)又;也,和;不但…而且…”等。
注意:A as well as B的短语为主语时,谓语动词要随A的人称、数而变化。
The tournament is open to amateurs as well as professionals.这次比赛不仅职业运动员可以参加,而且业余运动员也可以参加。
Mr. Smith takes private pupils as well as teaching in school.史密斯先生除在学校任教外, 也私自教授学生.This book as well as another three books is borrowed from our school library.这本书同另外三本书一样,都是从我们学校图书馆借来的。
三、as far as1. 同级比较,far是副词,意为“和…一样远”。
We d idn’t go so far as the others.我们走得不如其他人远.2.(问到或谈到距离时说)有多远,远(至)。
We’ll go by train as far as London, and then take a coach.我们乘火车去直到伦敦为止,然后换长途汽车。
We take bus No.25 and go as far as the People’s Park, where I change to bus No.6.我们乘25路公共汽车,直到人民公园,然后在那里转乘6路公共汽车。
3.(问到或谈到程度时说)有多大,直(至)。
His parents supported him as far as they could. 他的父母全力支持他。
Plan your route in advance, using main roads as far as possible. 预先安排你的路线,尽量走大路。
4. 表示进展程度。
I read as far as the third chapter. 我读到了第三章。
5. As far as the eye can /could see极目所见。
The moorland stretched on all sides as far as the eye could see. 旷野向四面伸展开去,一望无际。
6. As far as I know / as far as I can remember, see, tell, etc. 就我所知;尽我所记得的;依我看。
As far as we knew, there was no cause for concern. 就我们所知,没有什么要担心的。
As far as I can remember, she didn’t come home until midnight.就我回忆,她直到半夜才回来。
As far as I can see, he has done nothing wrong.依我看,他没有做错任何事。
As far as I can tell, she has neither slept nor eaten anything.我能告诉你的是,她从来没有睡过觉或吃过任何东西。
7. As/so far as I am concerned就我而言; As/so far as sth. or sb. is concerned就…而言。
As far as I am concerned, I object to being treated like a child.就我个人而言,我反对被当作小孩看待。
As far as I am concerned, education is about learning and the more you learn, the more equipped for life you are.在我看来,教育就是关于学习的。
你学到的知识越多,你就越是为生活做好了准备。
8. As/so far as it goes就现状来说What he has done is pretty good as far as it goes; but he should still remain modest.就他目前已做的工作来看,还是不错的,不过仍要保持谦虚谨慎的态度。
四、as much as1. 同级比较,much是名词或形容词,意为“和…一样多”。
Tim earns twice as much as his wife.提姆赚的钱是他妻子的两倍。
Most young children today spend as much time watching television as they do in the schoolroom. 大多数儿童看电视所花的时间与他们呆在教室里的时间同样多。
2. (问到或谈到程度时说)多达,指不可数的人或物。
Health insurance often costs an American as much as 2000 dollars every year.一个美国人每年为健康保险支付达二千美元。
3. as much as sb. can do表示难以做到。
No desert for me, thanks. It was as much as I could do to finish the main course. 谢谢,别给我甜食了。
我吃完这道主菜就不错了。
五、as many as1.同级比较,many是名词或形容词,意为“和…一样多”。
Chinese eat vegetables per person today more than twice as many as they did in 2005.中国人现在吃的蔬菜是2005年时的两倍以上。
From this library we can borrow as many books as we want to read.在这个图书馆内,凡是我们想读的书都能借到。
2. (问到或谈到程度时说)多达,指可数的人或物。
I went to a big party last night. There were as many as one hundred people.昨天晚上我去参加了一个聚会。
那儿有多达一百人。
六、as good as1.同级比较,good作形容词,意为“和…一样好”。
The quality of ours is as good as that of many other suppliers, while our prices are not high as theirs.我们的产品质量与其他生产商一样的好,而我们的价格却不象他们的那样高。
2. 用做副词短语,意为“几乎;实际上;简直是”。
Cherry had been lucky enough to pick up a sofa at the auction which was as good as new and cost her under£60.切莉在拍卖行买到了一个完好如新的沙发,花了还不到60英镑。
她真是走运。
The matter is as good as settled. 这事实际上可以说解决了。
七、as early as1. 同级比较,early做副词,意为“和…一样早”。
Mary does not get up as early as Catherine.玛丽起床没有凯萨琳起得早。
2. 不表比较,as early as用做副词短语,意为“早在”It entered the China market as early as 1995, and built its first factory in 1999 in Guangdong.早在1995年就已经进入了中国市场,1999年在广东建立第一家工厂。
八、as soon as用作连词,引导时间状语从句,意为“一…就…”。
As usual, she started to do her homework as soon as she got home, which made her parents very happy.像往常一样,她一回到家里就开始做作业,这让她的父母很高兴。
九、as…as ever与往昔一样。
Their friendship was as close as ever it had been.他们的友谊给以往一样亲密。
Sara is as much interested in music as ever.萨拉和以前一样对音乐感兴趣。
十、as…as possible尽可能……1. as soon as possible尽早。
We will check up as soon as possible and let her know the result.我们将尽快进行调查,并把结果通知她。
2. as quickly as possible 尽快。
You should be familiar to your new environment as quickly as possible.你应该尽快熟悉自己的新环境。