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Their educational system is similar to that in the
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。
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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