形容词--带as(so)… as的结构

　　带as(so)… as的结构

　　1. 在表示“和…一样…”时，可用“as... as”结构(前面的as后要用原形)：

　　He is as busy as before. 他还是和以前一样忙。

　　I’ll give you as much help as I can. 我将尽量帮助你。

　　The airport was as crowded as ever. 机场还是像平常那样拥挤。

　　You’re as good a singer as Johny Buck. 你的歌唱得像约尼∙伯克一样好。

　　Modern computers can be as small as a book. 现在的电脑可以像一本书那样大。

　　2. 在表示“不像…那样…”时可用“not as(so)... as”这种结构：

　　It isn’t so cold as yesterday. 今天不像昨天那样冷。

　　He is not so handsome as his brother. 他不像他哥哥那样英俊。

　　I’m not so experienced as you think. 我没有你想的那样有经验。

　　The situation is not so bad as had been painted. 形势没有描绘的那样糟糕。

　　Jack is not as(so) old as he looks. 杰克不像他看起来那样老。

　　3. 这种结构中也可包含一个状语或有almost, just, nearly, quite这类副词形容：

　　The whale was twice as long as her boat. 那头鲸有她的那艘船的两倍长。

　　Their house is about three times as big as ours. 他们的房子约为我们房子三倍大。

　　My command of English is not half so good as yours. 我的英语掌握得还不及你的一半好。

　　He was almost as diligent as his sister. 他几乎和她姐姐一样勤奋。

　　She is nearly as tall as her mother. 她几乎和她妈妈一样高。

　　4. as... as还可用在许多固定说法中：

　　as brave as a lion

　　as busy as a bee

　　as vain as a peacock

　　soft as velvet

　　as bright as day

　　as fat as a pig

　　as gentle as a lamb

　　easy as ABC

　　Exercises:

　　I. 把下列句子译为汉语：

　　1. She is not as clever as she appears to be.

　　2. I am not as young as you thought.

　　3. He was not as well off as his brother.

　　4. She was as much interested in music as ever.

　　5. John isn’t as tall as his brother.

　　6. I don’t smoke as much as I used to.

　　7. I can’t run as fast as you.

　　8. Our aim is to collect as much information as possible.

　　9. There were twice as many visitors as usual last weekend.

　　10. The damage wasn’t quite as bad as expected.

　　11. Her skin was white as snow.

　　12. She doesn’t play as well as her sister.

　　13. He doesn’t earn as much as I do.

　　14. They considered her opinion as valuable as any of ours.

　　15. We produced twice as much sugar as in the previous season.

　　16. She is as clever as (she is) beautiful.

　　II. 把下面短语译为汉语：

　　1. as loud as thunder

　　2. as light as feather

　　3. as patient as an ox

　　4. as quick as lightning

　　5. as round as an apple

　　6. as sour as vinegar

　　7. as strong as a horse

　　8. as stupid as a donkey

　　9. as sweet as honey

　　10. as white as snow

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