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關(guān)閉窗口 ■similar to 與……相似
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(tái)機(jī)器和這本雜志上所講述的相似。
■something like 與……類似，有點(diǎn)像……
It’s something like an egg. 它有點(diǎn)像一只雞蛋。
The house looks something like a castle. 那房子看上去有點(diǎn)像一座城堡。
The ceremony was something like a christening. 那個(gè)典禮有點(diǎn)像洗禮儀式。
■something of 有點(diǎn)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?cè)诿看温眯袝r(shí)，盡興地滿足自己收集古董家具的嗜好。結(jié)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(yàn)，無私也是最高藝術(shù)的真正考驗(yàn)。
■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(fā)動(dòng)機(jī)對(duì)機(jī)器之關(guān)系猶如心臟對(duì)動(dòng)物之關(guān)系。
What blood vessel is to a man’s body, railway is to transportation. 鐵路對(duì)于運(yùn)輸猶如血管對(duì)于人體一樣重要。
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