在英語中有一個結構是「as..... as 」,可以翻譯為「和...一樣」。「as good as」這個短語從字面意思來看,即是「和...一樣好」。但是,在以下短語中,「as good as」卻與其本來的意思大相逕庭。我們一起來學習一下吧!
Your guess is as good as mine .
Guess 意思為猜測,猜想。這句話的本意為「你的猜想和我一樣」。
不過這個習慣用語的意思是 you do not know anymore about a subject than the person that you are talking to .也就是 "我和你一樣不知道"、"我和你一樣心中無數"。
例句
A: "Where s Mr. Smith?"
B: "Your guess is as good as mine.
He didn t say anything to me."
史密斯先生在哪?
我也不知道,他什麼也沒和我說。
我們再來拓展兩個同義短語來表示「我也不知道」。
01、not have a clue
You don t have a clue when
that meeting starts, do you?
你也不知道那場會議什麼時候開始,是嗎?
02、it beats me
It beats me—I really have no idea
how to get to the library from here.
這可難倒我了-我真不知道從這如何到達圖書館。
as good as gold
As good as gold means to behave very well,especially a kid.
As good as gold 的真實含義是「規規矩矩,很乖,表現好」,特別用來指代小孩子規矩的言行。
例句
She s been as good as gold all morning .
她一上午表現都很好。
The children are all as good as gold when visiting the old people s home.
在拜訪老人之家的時候,孩子們的表現非常好。
03、as well as的用法
as well as常用來連接兩個並列的成分,作「也,還」解。它強調的是前一項,後一項只是順便提及。因此連接並列主語時,謂語動詞與前一項一致;而用not only ...but also...連接時,謂語動詞與後一項一致。如:
Your wife as well as you is friendly to me.
不僅你而且你的妻子也對我很友好。
(=Not only you but also your wife is friendly to me、)
Electric energy can be changed into light energy as well as into sound energy.
電能既可以被轉變成聲能,又可以被轉變成光能。
as well as 用來表示同級比較,指「一樣好」。如:
You look as well as you did ten years ago.
你的身體看起來還和十年前一樣好。
He plays the guitar as well as you.
他的吉他彈得和你一樣好。
最後:
如果你想加入有外國人、留學生的社群(英語角)練口語,搜索公眾號「豎起耳朵聽」即可加入,英語角里會美音、倫敦腔、印度腔的小夥伴都有。