▲as…as表示同级比较,意为“和……一样”。例如:
① Rose is as well as her brother.
罗斯和她哥哥身体一样棒。
② John plays basketball as well as Mike.
约翰打篮球打得跟麦克一样好
③Mary is astall as hermother.
玛丽和她母亲一样高。
④ Li Ping works as hard as his classmates.
李平学习和同班同学一样努力。
⑤That pencil is as long as this one.
那支铅笔与这支铅笔一样长。
⑥ He had as many books as I.
他和我有同样多的书。
⑦Tom has as many picture books as Mike.
汤姆和迈克有同样多的图画书。
⑧There is as much tea in this cup as in that one.
这个杯里的茶和那个杯里的茶一样多。
⑨Your spoken English is as good as his.
你的英语口语同他的一样好。
注:有关as…as…的一些固定短语:
▲as good as除了表示“同……一样好”之外,还表示“几乎等于”。例如:
⑩He is as good as dead.
他跟死了一样。
(11) The work is as good as finished.
工作几乎已经完成了。
▲as well as除了表示“同……一样好”之外,还表示“和、同、也”。例如:
(12) My parents as well as my elder brother enjoy music.
我父母亲和我哥哥都喜欢音乐。
(13) My class as well as our head teacher visited the Great
Wall Last Sunday.
我班同学和班主任上星期天参观了长城。
▲as well as 还可以作并列连词,意思是“不仅……而且……,既……又……”。例如:
(14) Father gave him some advice on his studies as well as
some money.
父亲给了他一些钱,还对他的学习提了建议。
(15) The girl is lively as well as healthy .
这女孩既健康又活泼。
(16) I read German as well as French .
我不仅读法语,而且读德语。
(17) I have heard from Comrade Wang as well as Comrade Li.
我不但接到李同志的信,也收到王同志的信。
(18) She is clever as well as beautiful.
她不仅漂亮而且聪明。
(19) She sings as well as playing the piano.
她不但会弹钢琴,而且还会唱歌。
▲as many as除了表示“同……一样多”之外,还表示“多达”,与可数名词连用。As much as与as
many as意思和用法相同,但much后跟不可数名词。例如:
(20) The number of people who lost homes reached as many as
200,000.
无家可归的人数达到20万之多。
(21) Some of the stones even weight as much as fifteen tons.
有些石块甚至重达15吨。
▲ as far as意思为“远到、一直到;同……一样远;就……之限度、在……范围内”。例如:
(22) On a clear day, you can see as far as the sea.
在晴朗的天气,你可以一直看到海边。
(23) He walked as far as the bus station.
他步行到公共汽车站。
(24) We didn’t go as far as the others did.
我们走得没有其他人那么远。
(25) As far as I know, he will be away for 3 months.
据我所知,他将离开三个月。
▲ as long as除了表示“同……一样长”之外,还表示“长达……之久;;只要(引导条件状语从句)”。例如:
(26) He has worked in a company as long as ten years.
他在一家公司工作长达十年。
(27) The war lasted as long as eight years.
这场战争持续了长达八年之久。
(28) You can go out, as long as you promise to be backbefore
11 o’clock.
只要你答应11点以前回家就可以出去。
(29) You’ll pass the exam as long as you work hard.
只要你努力学习你就会通过这次考试的。
▲ as…as possible 意思为“尽可能……”,也可以说as…as one can。例如:
(30) To make as much use of the land as possible, two ormore
crops are planted each year where possible.
为了尽可能最大限度地利用土地,在可能的地方每年种植两季或者多季作物。
(31) In order to improve your English, you should read as
widely as possible.
为了提高你的英语水平,你应尽可能广泛地阅读。
(32) Open the cage, let the bird fly as high as it can.
把笼子打开,让鸟尽可能高地飞翔。
(33) On hearing the bell, Tom rushed out of the classroom as
quickly as he could.
一听到铃声,汤姆飞快地奔出教室。