Some people are as poor as church mice .
有些人穷的像教堂里的老鼠一样——穷的要命。
In a way ,these poor people are as rich as kings.
就某些方面而言,这些穷人像国王一样富有。
以上两句均使用as……as……(和……一样地……)。 这种as……as……的句子结构一定要有形容词或副词方可使用。因为第一个as是副词,译成“一样地”之后需接形容词或副词以供该as修饰,第二个as则为从属连词,译成“和”之后接语语及动词,形成状语从句,修饰第一个as。(和than引导的状语从句一样,第二个as之后的动词为避免与主句的动词重复而省略。省略的原则与than引导的状语从句完全一样。具体可参考上一篇:more……than…… 比……更…… 的用法)
例:She is as beautiful as you do .(错)
She is as beautiful as you are.(对)
=She is as beautiful as you.(省略)
她跟(和)你一样美。
例: He studies as hard as I study. (study与studies重复)
He studies as hard as I do. (由于study是现在式,故改用do取代)
= He studiesas hard as I .
他跟(和)我一样用功。