as/so ... as ...
结构︰as/so+形容词或副词原级+as
说明︰此句型意为和一样。比较两件东西,并表示它们的程度一样。第一个 as 为,第二个 as 则为,引导,修饰第一个 as。在 asas 中可插入单数,即:as++a/an++as。若是复数,可用as many/few+复数 +as若是,则用as much/little++as。as+原级+as+原级这形式表示有关同一人的两种不同的性质、状态是一样程度的,译作既有且还有。
He is as handsome as his brother . 他和他哥哥一样英俊。
Judy goes to the movies as often as Sara does. 朱迪像莎拉一样时常去看电影。
Old John goes to sleep as easily as a baby does. 老约翰像婴儿一样容易入睡。
The girls are as busy with their work as bees. 这些女孩子就跟蜜蜂一样忙着工作。
He is as nice a boy as Peter . 他和彼得一样都是好男孩。
She has as many friends as Mary . 她和玛丽一样有许多朋友。
He has as much money as John . 他和约翰一样有很多钱。
He is as clever as handsome. 他不但英俊而且聪明。
My teacher is as kind as intelligent. 我的老师不但善良而且聪慧。
as many/much ...
结构︰as many/much+名词
说明︰此句型意为同数的一样多。本旨在用以代替句中前面已提到的相同数字,以避免该数字的重复。
He was tired enough to make ten errors in as many pages.
他疲倦得十页中犯了十个错误。
Mike read five books in as many months. 麦克在五个月内看了五本书。
I didnt expect that he should have committed three robberies in as many days.
没想到他居然在三天内犯了三次抢劫罪。
as many/much as ...
结构︰as many/much as+数字+复数名词/不可数名词
说明︰此句型意为多达。不要与as many/much+混淆。同理,此类还有:as long as+数字+,as wide as+数字+, as high as+数字+,as early as+数字+,as late as+数字+等。
She has as many as seven sisters. 她的姊妹有七人之多。
As many as 100 people were killed in the air crash. 这次空难中多达一百人丧生。
I gave the beggar as much as 1,000 yen. 我给了这乞丐整整一千元。
Building costs ran up to as much as NT$ 20 million. 建筑费用涨到高达新台币两千万。
I have been learning English as long as 15 years. 我学英文已有十五年之久。
He came home as late as two in the morning. 他迟至清晨两点才回家。
I saw your brother as late as last week. 上个礼拜我还看到你哥哥。
The river is as wide as 100 meters. 这条河宽达一百公尺。
I mailed the letter as early as Friday. 我早在星期五就把信寄了。