英语这门语言有一百多万个单词,其中最难最长的就是下图这个,这是已知最大的蛋白质——肌联蛋白。这种蛋白含有25,000多个氨基端,所以根据国际理论和应用化学联合会的命名规则,它的英文名称有多达189819个字母!简直是圆周率一样的存在。但是根据笔者二十多年的英语学习和教学经验,在平时英语学习中,对学习者来说真正最难的单词是一个看似简短的as,在某些词典和语法书上,罗列了它70多条重要用法,令人难以理解和记忆。
Ashe missed the early bus, he was late for work.
因为他错过了早班车,他上班迟到了。
① as …as … 像…一样地…
He forgets as quickly as he learns.
他忘得跟学得一样快。(先有比较才知道一样,所以是比较状从)
② not so/as…as…不如…那样地…
He learns not so quickly as he forgets.
他学得不如忘得快。(so…as只能用于否定句)
Star as he is,much as he loves her, try as he might, she turned down him.
尽管他是个明星,尽管他很爱她,尽管他努力了,她还是拒绝了他。
注:表语提前时省略冠词。
正常:Although/Though he is a child, he knows a lot. 尽管他是个孩子,他懂得很多。
倒装:Child as/thoughhe is,he knows a lot. (although不能倒,as必须倒,though可倒可不倒)
① as:按照
Treat others as you want to be treated.
按照你想被人对待的方式去对待他人。(己所不欲,勿施于人)
② (just )as :正如同
Air is to men(just) aswater is to fish.
空气对于人,正如同水对于鱼。
③=④ as if=as though 似乎
He talks asif/though he were a millionaire.
他说起话来(的方式)似乎自己是百万富翁一样。(现在的事实他不是,所以用were表虚拟)
知识链接:《4句话搞定英语最难语法:虚拟语气10大必背句式(10=1+2+3+4)》
① as:正当…时,用法相当于when
He came in as I was talking about him.
正当我谈论他时,他进来了。(说曹操曹操就到)
② as:随着
As the time goes=with time going by 随着时间的流逝。
注意:as是连词,连接完整句子,所以用谓语动词goes。with是介词,构成复合结构,所以是非谓语动词going。
③ as:一边…一边
He sangashe walked. 他边走边唱。
(若译为当他走路的时候他唱歌,太别扭太啰嗦)
④ as soon as :一…就…
It began to rain as soon asI arrived home.
我一到家天就开始下雨。
⑤ as long as:当…时
I will study grammar as long as I live.(主将从现)我活着一天,就要研究语法一天。
注意:as long as有时译为只要,比如上句:只要我活着,我就研究语法。这就是引导条件状语从句了。
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