■similar to  與……相似

Their educational system is similar to that in the United States. 他們的教育制度和美國的差不多。

The Dutch grammatical system is very similar to the English system. 荷蘭語的語法體系與英語語法體系十分相似。

At our factory there are a few machines similar to those described in this magazine. 我們工廠有幾臺機器和這本雜志上所講述的相似。

■something like 與……類似，有點像……

It’s something like an egg. 它有點像一只雞蛋。

The house looks something like a castle. 那房子看上去有點像一座城堡。

The ceremony was something like a christening. 那個典禮有點像洗禮儀式。

■something of 有點兒像……

He saw something of a cloud. 他看見一種像云似的東西。

On their travels they indulged their hobby of collecting antique furniture. As a result their home had become something of a museum. 他們在每次旅行時，盡興地滿足自己收集古董家具的嗜好。結果他們家成了類似博物館的地方。

As…, so… 正如……，……也……

■As a man lives, so he dies. 正如人能活，也能死。

As one makes one’s bed, so one must lie on it. (諺)自作自受；自食其果。

■As A is to B, so C is to D  C之于D，猶如A之于B

As soul is to a body, so is love [so love is] to a home. 愛之于家庭猶如靈魂之于身體。

As unselfishness is the real test of strong affection, so unselfishness ought to be the real test of the very highest kind of art. 正如無私是鐘愛的真正考驗，無私也是最高藝術的真正考驗。

■A is to B as C is to D  A之于B，猶如C之于D

Air is to man as water is to fish. 空氣之于人猶如水之于魚。

Parks are to the city as lungs are to the body. 公園之于都市，正如肺之于人。

■A is to B what C is to D  A之于B，猶如C之于D

Air is to us what water is to fish. 我們離不開空氣，就像魚兒離不開水一樣。

Engines are to machines what hearts are to animals. 發動機對機器之關系猶如心臟對動物之關系。

Reading is to the mind what food is to the body. 讀書與思想的關系就好比食物與健康的關系。

What blood vessel is to a man’s body, railway is to transportation. 鐵路對于運輸猶如血管對于人體一樣重要。

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