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關(guān)閉窗口 4. 譯為“好像”“幾乎”“并不多”“等于”。如：
That is as much as saying I am a liar. 那無(wú)異于說(shuō)我撒謊。
He as much as admitted that it was his fault. 他幾乎承認(rèn)說(shuō)是他的錯(cuò)。
You said “all right”, which was as much as to say that you were satisfied. 你當(dāng)是說(shuō)“行”，這就等于說(shuō)你認(rèn)為滿意。
注：as much as to say [saying] 可視為習(xí)語(yǔ)，意為“等于說(shuō)”。
4. 譯為“既……又”“不僅……而且”。如：
It is as much our responsibility as yours. 這既是你們的責(zé)任，也是我們的責(zé)任。
It is as much your responsibility as mine. 這件事你和我一樣都有責(zé)任。
He retorted that it was my fault as much as his. 他反駁說(shuō)那不僅是他的錯(cuò)，而且也是我的錯(cuò)。或：他反駁說(shuō)我的錯(cuò)誤并不比他的錯(cuò)誤小。
I expect to weep as much as (to) laugh. 我簡(jiǎn)直又想哭，又想笑。
5. 有時(shí)有較靈活的譯法：
His latest play is not so much a farce as a burlesque tragedy. 他最近的一個(gè)劇本與其說(shuō)是一個(gè)滑稽劇，不如說(shuō)是一個(gè)滑稽的悲劇。
三、表示經(jīng)常性
Do you dine out as much as you did in
Grandma's getting on a bit and doesn't go out as much as she used to. 奶奶年事日高, 不像從前那樣常出門(mén)了。
四、兩點(diǎn)特點(diǎn)說(shuō)明
1. 第二個(gè)as有時(shí)為關(guān)系代詞，用以引導(dǎo)定語(yǔ)從句。如：
I gave him as much as he could eat. 他能吃多少，我就給了他多少。
As much as he earned was given to his girlfriend. 他賺的錢(qián)都給了他的女朋友。
2. 當(dāng)連接兩個(gè)成分作主語(yǔ)時(shí)，其后謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞習(xí)慣上要與前面一個(gè)成分保持一致。如：
John, as much as his brothers, was responsible for the loss. 不僅約翰的兄弟要對(duì)這損失負(fù)責(zé)，而且約翰自己也要對(duì)這損失負(fù)責(zé)。
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