知识链接:
1:《世界上最难的英语单词:七十二变的as(上)》
2:《世界上最难的英语单词:七十二变的as(中)》
as七十二变=7种从句+12组固定短语
在前两篇文章中,我们讲了as引导的7中从句的用法,今天我们来看as相关的12组固定短语。构建思维导图如下:
⑴ as …as possible(尽可能…)≈ as …as sb. can (尽某人所能…)
例句:He must work as hard as possible/he can.
翻译:他必须尽可能努力地工作。
⑵ as usual(和往常一样)≠usually(通常)
例句:As usual, he got up at 6:00 this morning.
翻译:跟往常一样,他今天早上六点起了床。
例句:Usually, he gets up at 6:00 in the morning, but he got up late this morning.
翻译:通常,他早上六点起床,但是他今早起晚了。
⑶ so as to(为了…,句中)≈in order to (为了…,句首句中)
例句:In order to catch the first subway, he has to get up early.
=He has to get up early, so as to catch the first subway.
翻译:为了赶上第一班地铁,他不得不早起。
⑷ such as(例如,不加逗号)≠for example (例如,加逗号)
例句:He has many dreams, such as getting a promotion, finding a girlfriend and buying a house in Beijing.
翻译:他有很多梦想,例如升职,找个女友,在北京买套房。
例句:He has many dreams. For example, he dreams of buying a house in Beijing.
翻译:他有很多梦想。例如,他梦想在北京买套房。
⑸ as a matter of fact=in fact(事实上,实际上)
例句:As a matter of fact, his dream is hard to realize.
翻译: 事实上,他的梦想很难实现。
⑹ as a result/consequence(因此,表结果)≠ as a result/consequence of(因为,表原因)
例句:He can't afford to buy a house. As a result, he has decided to leave for his hometown.
翻译:他买不起房。因此,他已经决定回老家去了。
例句:As a result of high house price, he has decided to leave for his hometown.
翻译:由于高房价,他已经决定回老家去了。
⑺ as above(如上所述)≠ as follows (如下所述)
例句:As above, he is a young man struggling in Beijing.
翻译:如上所述,他是一个在北京奋斗的年轻人。
⑻ as for=as to(关于…,说到…)
例句:As for Beijing, the first word he thought of is "Beipiao".
翻译:说到北京,他想到的第一个词就是“北漂”。
⑼ as early as+时间(早在…)as many as+数量(多达…)
例句:As early as 2008, as many as half of his colleagues chose to leave Beijing.
翻译:早在2008年,他的同事中有多达一半选择了离开北京。
⑽ as far as I’m concerned (在我看来)≈ as far as I know(据我所知)
例句:As far as I'm concerned, this city doesn't offer many opportunities to the young.
翻译:在我看来,这座城市没有为年轻人提供太多机会。
⑾ as long as= so long as (只要…,表条件)
例句:As long as you can't afford a house in Beijing, it's difficult for you to settle down here.
翻译:只要你买不起房,很难在这定居。
⑿ as well as (还有…,就前原则)≠ as well(也,句末)
例句:He, as well as his many colleagues, has decided to leave.
翻译:他,还有他的很多同事,已经决定离开了。
例句:Half of his colleagues have left. He has decided to leave as well.
翻译:他的一半同事已经走了。他也已经决定离开了。
通过这三篇文章,各位对于as的变化应该有了足够的认识。应该无愧于最难单词的称号。
要弄懂as的用法,需要明白各种状语从句,定语从句,主谓宾加宾补的句式……等语法项目,甚至可以夸张的说,学好了as,语法就学好了一半。以后遇到谁说自己英语好,你可以满眼崇拜的问问他:as怎么用?
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