一、as…as 结构的基本用法

其基本意思为“与……一样”,其中的第一个as副词,其后通常接形容词或副词(用原级),第二个as可用作介词(后接名词或代词)或连词(后接从句)。使用时应注意以下几点:

She doesn't play as well as her sister.

她演奏得不如她姐姐。

She reads as fast as John ( reads fast)

I never went through a final exam that was as difficult as that one

我从来没有碰到过像那次那么难的期末考试。

1. 在否定句中,第一个 as 也可换成 so:

She doesn’t study as (so)hard as her brother. 她学习不如她弟弟努力。

2. 在该结构的两个as之间通常接形容词或副词的原级,但若涉及数量或程度,可用“as much+不可数名词+as”和“as many+可数名词复数+as”:

She gets as many as eight thousand letters a month.

她一个月里收到的信件多达8,000封。

You’ve made as many mistakes as I have. 你犯的错误和我犯的一样多。

I haven’t got as much money as I thought. 我不像原来想像的那么有钱。

其间接形容词时,有时该形容词还可修饰另一名词,但这个名词应带有不定冠词(注意词序):

She is as good a cook as her mother. 她和她妈妈一样是位好厨师。

也可说:She is a cook as good as her mother.

但不说:She is as a good cook as her mother. 或They are as good cooks as us.

二、关于第二个as的词性

第二个as后接从句时,该as通常为连词,但有时这个as还充当其后从句的主语或宾语,此时该as实为关系代词。如:The pilots, however, were not as accurate as they should be.

然而飞行员并不像他们该达到的水平那样精准。

He doesn't earn as much as me.

他挣的钱比我少。

He doesn't earn as much as I do.

他挣的钱不如我多。

I gave him as much as he could eat. 他能吃多少,我就给了他多少。

We’ve got food for as many people as want it. 我们的食物,无论多少人吃都够了。

注:若第二个as用作连词引导一个表示将来意义的从句,则该从句可用现在时表示将来,也可直接使用将来时态。如:

We’ll get there as soon as you do [will]. 你一到,我们就到。

三、as…as…结构的修饰语

该结构根据情况可用使用以下修饰语:(not) nearly, almost, just, nothing like, exactly, not quite, half, one-ten, twice, three times, 30 per cent等,并且这些修饰语必须置于第一个as之前,而不能置于其后。如:

He doesn’t play half as well as his sister. 他演奏的水平不及他姐姐的一半。

This dress is twice as expensive as that. 这件连衣裙比那件贵一倍。

四、as…as…结构的省略

在非正式场合(尤其是美国英语中),有时可以省略第一个as。如:

When over forty, he married a woman poor as himself. 他在40多岁时娶了一个像他本人一样穷的女人。

另外,若意思明确,有时可省略第二个as及其后的相关词语。如:

The pianos in that shop will be cheaper, but not as good. 那家商店的钢琴会便宜些,但质量没那么好

五、倍数词与as…as

1.倍数词+as…as 是…的几倍

他用功的程度是我的三倍

He studies three times as hard as I.

2. One and a half times as…as… 是…的一倍半

He is eight years old, and I am one and a half times old as he.

他8岁,我12 岁。

3.n倍数词+as…as…是…的几倍

=n倍数词+more than

He studies three times harder than I.

He studies three times as hard as I.

两句都是:他学习努力的程度是我的三倍。

4、n times more than=n times as much as

My new glasses cost me three times as much as the last pair that I bought.

My new glasses cost me three times more than the last pair that I bought.

两句都是:我的新眼镜的价格是我那旧眼镜价格的三倍。

从此秒杀as……as用法